WILDE Oscar: Two tales. François-Louis Schmied Paris 1926. C - Lot 264

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WILDE Oscar: Two tales. François-Louis Schmied Paris 1926. C - Lot 264
WILDE Oscar: Two tales. François-Louis Schmied Paris 1926. Collective edition of two tales, Le Prince heureux and Le Rossignol et la rose. Edited by François-Louis Schmied, it is illustrated with 63 compositions drawn and woodcut in color by the artist, including a cover illustration and 4 full-page engravings, and a large number of ornamental bands enriching the composition, captioned at the end of the volume. Edition of 162 copies on vellum signed by the artist, this one enriched with an original gouache (23 x 26.7 cm) by François-Louis Schmied for the model of the binding for the two tales, intended for Georges Cretté. Superb in-4 binding, full navy-blue morocco, smooth spine with palladium title, first cover decorated with a composition of gold and black fillets, gray box lining, silk endpapers, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved, slipcase (binding signed Gonin).
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