Histoire comique
Paris, Calmann-Lévy, [1903].
1 vol. (110 x 185 mm) of [2] f. and 348 p. Bradel-style half red morocco with corners, spine decorated, gilt title, top edge gilt, fillets on covers, original wrappers and spine preserved (binding by Ch. Saulnier).
First edition.
One of the first 60 copies on Japanese paper (no. 49).
From the library of Joseph Swan (bookplate).
One of the first 60 copies on Japanese paper (no. 49).
From the library of Joseph Swan (bookplate).
Heraldic bookplate engraved with a swan and the motto “Sit nomen decus”, that of the physicist Joseph Swan.
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