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MALO, Charles.
Brises d'Orient ou dix perles d'Asie. Selam. Illustré de dix vignettes en couleurs enrichies d'arabesques
A lovely small book illustrating ten beautiful women from different regions of Asia - all with highly decorative borders.
- Published
- Paris, Louis Janet, sd (1838).
- References
- Vicaire i 928-929
- Plates
- 12
- Binding/Size
- S=8vo
- Value
- 0-5000
- Published
- Paris, Louis Janet, sd (1838).
- Ref
- 736
[Oriental breezes or ten pearls from Asia.] 8 vo. 265 x 20 cm (R) in-4 4 ff. n. ch. - 95 pp. frontispice en couleurs par Louis Lasalle et dix planches hors texte par Devéria et Lasalle finement coloriées vignette en couleurs au titre cartonnage de pleine soie moirée prune pièce de titre brodée en or au premier plat décor doré en long au dos toutes tranches dorées (reliure de Pierson et Henry-Joseph). Rare recueil de textes exotiques superbement illustré et fort bien servi par son élégant cartonnage. Dos passé avec de petits manques de tissus en coiffes quelques rousseurs bel exemplaire. Frontispiece in colors by Louis Lasalle and ten plates out of the text by Devéria and Lasalle finely colored vignette in colors with the title cartonnage of plum moire full silk title piece embroidered in gold on the first cover gilt decoration along the spine all gilt edges (binding by Pierson and Henry-Joseph). A rare collection of exotic texts superbly illustrated and very well served by its elegant cardboard. Back faded with a small lack of tissue in the caps, some foxing, a beautiful copy. Coloured plates in order: 1. Frontispiece. 2. Title Page. 3. Thelais. 4. Fatme. 5. Amine. 6. Zuleikha. 7. Nehemi. 8. Demsail. 9. Kouramee. 10. Telaire. 11. Zora. 12. Tsang-Ke.