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[BULL, RENE]; MERIMEE, Prosper
Carmen
Hutchison
and Co, London,
nd [1916]
First illustrated edition
Lavishly illustrated
by Rene Bull with
black
and
white
vignettes and 15 full colour
plates complete with captioned tissue guards.
Bound
in black
morocco with decorative
endpapers
of black roses with red centres, gilt edges, and an exquisitely crafted
design of Carmen to the front and back boards created with onlays of
red, crimson, purple, beige and orange leathers, with
tooling
of dots, gouges and rose-buds in
gold leaf. Held in a matching
leather entry slipcase
of purple and black.
BKBULL.003 £2,400.00
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