Alphonse Daudet; illustrations Marcel Roche - Œuvres complètes illustrées - 1929-1931

Alphonse Daudet - Complete illustrated works - 20/20 volumes - 1929/1931

Magnificent complete set in 20 volumes of the Complete Illustrated Works by Alphonse Daudet, published in the prestigious « Édition ne varietur » by Librairie de France (Paris) between 1929 and 1931.

Limited Edition: Numbered copy (No. 1,146), part of the standard paper print run.

Exceptional Condition: Extremely rare for a collection of nearly a century old; several volumes still have their pages uncut, a clear proof that the books have never been read and have remained perfectly preserved from handling and light.

Binding: Very beautiful period half-leather binding (chagrin/basane) with raised bands, adorned with gilt panels and titling.

Elegant alternation of brick-red and beige tones on the spines. Top edges gilt.

Illustrations: A reference edition richly illustrated with full-page plates (in color and in black & white) as well as in-text illustrations by major artists of the interwar period.

It also includes valuable bibliographical notes on the original editions for each work.

A magnificent set, ideal for a bibliophile or to elegantly dress a collector's library.