BÉDIER (Joseph) - ENGELS (Roberf). - Lot 91

BÉDIER (Joseph) - ENGELS (Roberf). Le Roman de Tristan et Iseut renouvelé par Joseph Bédier. Paris : Éditions d'art H. Piazza, [1914]. - In-8, 233 x 170: (2 blank ff.), 199 pp., (1 f.), printed cover. Dark brown morocco, ornate ribbed spine, dark brown morocco framing inside, black silk lining decorated with color floral motifs, same silk endpapers, double endpapers, gilt edges, cover and spine preserved, slipcase (Max Fonsèque). Sought-after edition of Joseph Bédier's adaptation, one of the greatest medievalists of the 20th century, of the famous love story Tristan et Iseult. It first appeared in 1900. Printed at 525 copies on Japanese paper, the second edition is illustrated with 48 color compositions by Robert ENGELS (1866-1926). ONE OF THE 25 FIRST EXAMPLES INCLUDING A DOUBLE SET OF ILLUSTRATIONS, in black and in color. A very fine copy bound by Max Fonsèque (1891-1965), with a fine original signed charcoal and white chalk drawing of a woman by Robert Engels, bound at the head, and a visiting card from Joseph Bédier with three autographed words ("hommage dévoué de").