Les plus beaux contes de Kipling illustrés par Van Dongen

The finest tales by Kipling illustrated by Van Dongen

Editions de la Sirène|Paris 1920|22.50 x 30.50 cm|relié sous chemise et étui

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Les Plus Beaux Contes de Kipling illustrés par Van Dongen
[The finest tales by Kipling illustrated by Van Dongen]

Éditions de la Sirène | Paris 1920 22,5 x 30,5 cm | decorated binding with slipcase and chemise

Edition with 23 original color illustrations, decorations, and design by Kees Van Dongen, one of 250 numbered copies on vellum à la forme, this one not justified.

Full old-rose box binding. First cover inlaid, giving a glimpse of a reproduction of the illustration by Kees Van Dongen on page 37; center of the second cover illustrated with a vignette reproducing the decoration shown at the base of each page and drawn by Kees Van Dongen, gray buckskin endpapers, well-preserved covers, top edge gilt, old-rose box slipcase, grey paper boards, white paper lining, old-rose lining box on the slip, a nice ensemble crafted by Florence Capart-Boré.
Occasional slight foxing and spotting.

Fine and rare copy magnificently illustrated by Kees Van Dongen.

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