Almanach Henri Boutet pour 1901 Un Siecle de Parisiennes Illustre de vingt-cinq pointes seches d'apres les documents originaux.Limited/first edition. por Boutet, Henri (Illustrator), text by Devillers, Hyppolite - 1901

Paris: Librairie Melet, 1901. Limited edition of 1,050 copies. Copy number 68 from the 1,000 copies printed on Velin paper. This copy has been bound in quarter light brown leather with contrasting leather label with gilt. Marbled paper boards and endpapers. Top edge gilt and green silk page marker. Original paper covers bound-in. Pocket sized volume approx 127mm x 85mm. 63 pages plus illustrations. 25 dry point illustrations which have been coloured. Illustrations by Henri Boutet. Text (in French) by Hyppolite Devillers. Book in very good condition. Spine a little faded with some rubbing at extremities and a little cracking at hinges. Corners slightly worn/rubbed. Binding very sound. Exceptionally clean and bright. Altogether a lovely copy of this delightful book.