Banville, Théodore de - Rochegrosse, Georges - Les Princesse - Lot 309

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Banville, Théodore de - Rochegrosse, Georges - Les Princesse - Lot 309
Banville, Théodore de - Rochegrosse, Georges - Les Princesses. Paris, Ferroud, 1904. Large in-8, half morocco with fawn corners, gilt filets on the boards, smooth spine decorated with a mosaic plant decoration, orange morocco title-piece, gilt head, covers and spine preserved (Binding by Blanchetière-Bretault) - VI pp., [1 f.], vignette on the title, frontispiece, headband, 20 out-of-text compositions and a cul-de-lampe by Rochegrosse engraved by Decizy, ochre ornaments framing the text Edition at 400 numbered copies, 1/270 on Arches vellum (n° 254). Famous collection of poems by Banville in which he celebrates some illustrious princesses of Antiquity such as Helen, Cleopatra or Herodias and some others of modern times such as Marie Stuart, Lucretia Borgia, the Princess of Lamballe or Mme Tallien. Superb compositions in black of Rochegrosse which evoke "in a rich and fabulous decoration" these "Princesses whose dreams are greedy" and which "Triumph again under the rare fabrics".
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