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- Lot 278
Michel de MONTAIGNE - Essays. Paris, Louis Jou, 1934-1936. 3 volumes in-4, 32,3 x 24,7 cm. Bound by Semet & Plumelle, brown morocco, boards decorated with geometrical patterns and mosaic corner pieces in brown morocco, smooth spine decorated, framing on the back covers, brown silk endpapers, marbled paper guard in brown tones, gilt edges, covers and spine preserved, in individual bordered slipcase. [20 (including portrait and plate)], liv, [4], 327, [10], [1 bl.]; [16 (including portrait)], 453, [12], [1 bl.]; [14 (including portrait and plate)], 321, [17], [1 bl.] pp. Woodcut illustrations: 3 covers, 3 portraits in monochrome and 2 plates in color, numerous headbands, tailpieces and initials. Superb edition published for the commemoration of the 4th centenary of Montaigne's birth, printed in orange and black on the presses of Louis Jou with typefaces created for the occasion. ONE OF THE 15 HEADERS ON CHINESE (n° XV). Limited edition of 185 numbered copies. Provenance: ex-libris D. Zierer, label of the Simonson bookshop. Monod, 8311. Pale marginal foxing, small ring of marginal wetness on pp. 8-84 of Vol. II, small marginal soiling on pp. 209-210, 213 & 235 of Vol. III.
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