PERRAULT (Charles). *Les Contes*. Preceded by a preface by P - Lot 202

PERRAULT (Charles). *Les Contes*. Preceded by a preface by P. L. Jacob, bibliophile, and followed by *Dissertation sur les contes de fées* by Baron de Walckenaer. Paris, Jouaust, Librairie des bibliophiles, 1876. 2 in-8 volumes, red morocco, triple gilt fillet, decorated spine, interior lace, blue moiré lining and endpapers, gilt edges, cover and spine (Chambolle-Duru). A lovely edition illustrated with a portrait by Adolphe Lalauze and 11 plates. One of 200 copies printed on large-format paper, this one on Dutch paper. A very fine copy, perfectly executed, with the engravings in two states. Engraved bookplate with the initials HBS, unidentified.

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