[ILLUSTRATED MODERN] - Lot 173

[ILLUSTRATED MODERN] LOUYS (Pierre)/BRUNELLESCHI] The Adventures of King Pausole, Paris, l'Estampe moderne, 1930 A quarto volume in full blue morocco, ribbed spine, gilt title, decorated with a crown and cherries; covers adorned with gilt fillets and cherries (binding signed in the margin of the back cover), in a slipcase containing 324 pages. Edition illustrated with 17 color plates (including nine insert plates) by Bruneschelli, engraved by Gorvel and stencil-colored by Saudé. One of 450 numbered copies printed on Arches laid paper (no. 140). Very beautiful binding (signed but indecipherable; see photos) featuring a depiction of the cherry tree under which Pausole passes judgment. Dust jacket damaged and crudely restored. Interior in fresh condition.