UZANNE Octave - AVRIL Paul The Umbrella; The... Lot 46

UZANNE Octave - [AVRIL Paul] The Umbrella; The Glove; The Muff Paris, Quantin, 1883 Large in-8°. Full contemporary black morocco (unsigned but of good quality). Spine with 5 nerves with author, title, place of publication and date in gilt letters. Counter covers very richly decorated with an impressive set of gilt fillets and chains and an illustration on old rose silk representing a young girl with a parasol, with name of the author, illustrator and title of the work on the first counter cover. Guard of bright red silk decorated with gilded decorations in the center and the four corners. Double gilt fillet running along the edges. Gilt head. Covers included. Rubs to the binding. Remarkable work illustrated with delicate compositions in or framing the text by Paul Avril.