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Oscar WILDE illustrated by François-Louis SCHMIED

Two Tales. The Happy Prince. The Nightingale and the Rose.

Paris F.-L. Schmied 1926

Reference: 59830

LIMITED EDITION of 162 copies on vellum paper, signed by the artist at the colophon.Copy enhanced with A SUITE OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN BLACK on Japan paper and the following items:- Signed autograph letter from François-Louis-Schmied, 2 pages in-12, 14.7.26, addressed to his "Cher grand ami". His correspondent, certainly Louis Dupont, had been unwell, and Schmied hopes he will recover quickly,- invitation card from the Dunand-Goulden-Jouve-Schmied group addressed to Maurice Keller for the group's 5th exhibition at the Georges Petit galleries,- subscription form for the book, dated May 7, 1925, in the name of Louis Dupont,- 2 receipts for 200 francs and 2 for 400 francs for the book subscription in the names of Louis Dupont and Maurice Keller, all signed by François-Louis Schmied,- printed sheet informing of the completion of the work.
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In a folded, slightly browned wrapper. The book is housed in a blue buckram-backed folder and a brown and tan morocco slipcase by G. Cretté.
Edition of "The Happy Prince" and "The Nightingale and the Rose," two Oscar Wilde stories translated by Albert Savine.

Edition illustrated with color compositions by François-Louis Schmied, who engraved and printed them on his hand presses. Collaborators: Pierre Bouchet and Théo Schmied fils, engraver-printers.
Aside from the cover illustration and the 5 full-page woodcuts, the edition is illustrated with 27 thin vertical headpieces in the first story and 23 horizontal ones in the second, plus an initial letter for each story and monochrome tailpieces. These abstract headpieces, far from being considered decorative by Schmied, are for him a true illustration for which he provides a table and legend at the end of each section.
The illustration also includes 2 small woodcuts and 4 vertical woodcuts for the tables, and a small color headpiece for the colophon.

  • - Number of volumes: 1 volume
  • - Format: Quarto
  • - Binding: In sheets
  • - Collation: XXIV pp., XXIV pp
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