Sous le Signe du Rossignol (Under the Sign of the Nightingale)

Jacques, Henry (Text by); Kay Nielsen (Illustrated by)

Edité par H. Piazza, Paris, 1923

1/1500. Folio (12 x 9 1/4"). 102, [2]pp. Uncut. Original glassine over illustrated dust-jacket and blind wrappers. Illustrated title in red and black lettering. Book housed in its original tan cloth slipcase. Illustrated with nineteen tissue-guarded mounted polychrome plates, as well as twelve black & white vignette drawings and six initial letters decorated in red by Danish illustrator and designer Kay Nielsen (1886-1957), "Sous le Signe du Rossignol" (Under the Sign of the Nightingale) is a delightful tale for children by French author Henry Jacques (1886-1973). One of 1,500 numbered copies on Japan paper, of which this is No. 418. Small abrasion at upper spine of slipcase. Some age-toning to glassine. Text in French. Slipcase in overall good to good+, glassine in good, dust-jacket, wrappers and interior in very good condition. N° de réf. du vendeur 42180

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Sous le Signe du Rossignol (Under the Sign ...
Éditeur : H. Piazza, Paris
Date d'édition : 1923
Reliure : Softcover
Etat : g to vg
Etat de la jaquette : Jaquette
Edition : Limited First edition.