D'UNG PAOUVRE QUI AVOYT LE VIEULX-PAR-CHEMINS

by Joseph Hémard, Honoré de Balzac

$250 · Offered by Type Punch Matrix

First edition

Paris: Georges Crès & Cie, 1914. Limited first edition thus, one of Hémard's so-called illuminated editions which reproduces his calligraphy and illustrations together, then hand-colored in pochoir and with capital letters added by hand. Near fine. Item #55049 Hémard's amusing and at times erotic illustrations, along with his expressive calligraphy, pair well with this tale from Balzac's CONTES DROLATIQUES,

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