Abraham

1929 · 89359 — Paris: Les éditions Rieder 1929. Fine. Les éditions Rieder Paris 1929 15.6 x 20.3 cm Relié First edition one of 50 copies numbered on pure white rag paper deluxe printing. Binding in red half-shagreen with corners spine with five raised bands framed by black fillets some small rubbing on a few of the bands date in gilt at the tail framed by black fillets on the boards of speckled paper marbled endpapers and pastedowns covers and spine preserved top edge gilt on witnesses. Illustrated with 60 heliogravure plates hors-texte. Pleasant copy despite minor marginal spots of little significance on the endpapers. Our copy is enriched with an autograph note dated June 1929 and signed by Pierre Abraham mounted on tab thanking Joseph Gabalda then president of the Balzacian Circle for his active contribution to the realization of this work. The work also contains another autograph note dated and signed by the author mounted on tab addressed to the same person discussing the iconographic documents used to illustrate the book. He promises him in return for his investment a copy from the deluxe printing. Les éditions Rieder hardcover