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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: 59831

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LIMITED EDITION of 162 copies on vellum paper, signed by the artist in 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 "Dear great friend." His correspondent, certainly Louis Dupont, had been ill, 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 announcing the completion of the work.
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In a folded, slightly browned cover. The book is housed in a blue buckram-backed slipcase, with a brown and tan morocco slide-out box by G. Cretté.
Edition of The Happy Prince and The Nightingale and the Rose, 2 stories by Oscar Wilde 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, engravers-printers.
Apart from the cover illustration and the 5 out-of-text woodcuts, the edition is illustrated with 27 slender vertical vignettes in the first story and 23 horizontal ones in the second, plus an initial letter for each story and monochrome line endings. These abstract vignettes, far from being considered by Schmied as decorative, are for him a true illustration for which he provides a table and caption at the end of each part.
The illustration also includes 2 small woodcuts and 4 vertical woodcuts for the tables, and a small colored vignette for the colophon.

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