UZANNE (Octave). - Lot 111

UZANNE (Octave). The Fan. - The parasol. Le gant - Le manchon. Paris: A. Quentin, 1882-1883. - 2 works in 2 volumes, in-8, orange half-maroquin with corners, gilded fillets, ribbed spine decorated with gilded and mosaic motifs, gilded head, untrimmed, covers preserved, case (period binding). First edition of these two works, intended to retrace the history of the main accessories of women's toilette, each illustrated with numerous compositions by Paul Avril. Copies on strong wove paper, mounted on tabs, enriched with a suite of illustrations on japon. Each also includes the silk-printed cover for the slipcase, complete with red ribbons, as well as that of the book printed on japon. A very fine copy, beautifully bound in the period for Eugène Vierne, with his super libris on the first cover and enriched with an original etching by Henry Somm dedicated at the head of "L'Éventail": "Offert à Monsieur Eugène Vierne. Henry Somm." Spines slightly faded. Some illustrations transferred to facing leaves.