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Édouard TOUDOUZE. MÉRIMÉE (Prosper). "Chronique...

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[Édouard TOUDOUZE]. MÉRIMÉE (Prosper). "Chronique du règne de Charles IX" Paris, Émile Testard, 1889. In-4 (29 x 21), full midnight-blue morocco, 5-rib spine, ornate compartments, boards decorated with gilt fillets, gilt edges, red morocco lining decorated with gilt lace motifs, brocade endpapers, double gilt fillet at the necks, in slipcase (split). Covers and spine preserved. Binding signed P. Affolter. Visible restoration to spine. Numerous b/w illustrations by Édouard Toudouze. Deluxe edition of 100 copies. One of 75 copies on Imperial Japanese paper (n°32). Corners and spines rubbed, spine solarized, otherwise very fresh inside.