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7,000 - 10,000 USD
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Gautier, Judith. Album de poëmes tirés du livre de jade. London, 1911
8vo (7 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.; 198 x 130 mm). Title-page in blue and gilt, text in red and blue, pages with printed red rules, 8 wood-engraved circular vignettes in colors and highlighted with printed gold, 11 wood-engraved floral vignettes printed in color, large pictorial initial, blue initials over-printed with gold, by Lucien Pissarro. Original gray limp calf, upper cover lettered and decorated in gilt, sewn Japanese fashion; some rubbing, minor wear at extremities.
8vo (7 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.; 198 x 130 mm). Title-page in blue and gilt, text in red and blue, pages with printed red rules, 8 wood-engraved circular vignettes in colors and highlighted with printed gold, 11 wood-engraved floral vignettes printed in color, large pictorial initial, blue initials over-printed with gold, by Lucien Pissarro. Original gray limp calf, upper cover lettered and decorated in gilt, sewn Japanese fashion; some rubbing, minor wear at extremities.
Literature
Ray English 268
Condition
8vo (7 3/4 x 5 1/8 in.; 198 x 130 mm). Title-page in blue and gilt, text in red and blue, pages with printed red rules, 8 wood-engraved circular vignettes in colors and highlighted with printed gold, 11 wood-engraved floral vignettes printed in color, large pictorial initial, blue initials over-printed with gold, by Lucien Pissarro. Original gray limp calf, upper cover lettered and decorated in gilt, sewn Japanese fashion; some rubbing, minor wear at extremities.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Copy 106 of 110 press-numbered copies on japon vellum (of a whole edition of 125). This copy accompanied by one of 12 sets of extra plates on chine, each numbered and signed by Pissarro. This set consists of the 8 wood-engraved circular vignettes and the large pictorial initial.
"This elegant little book [is] perhaps the handsomest of any issued by the Eragny Press" (Ray). The Chinese poems are taken from Le Livre de jade and translated into French by Judith Gautier.