Les Douze Césars. Translation by Joseph Estève. Preface by Louis Barthou

Paris: F.L. Schmied, 1928. Schmied, François-Louis. 11-1/8 in. x 7-1/2 in., 283 mm x 190 mm. (14), 8, (2), 340 pp. 14 full page plates. Arches paper. Half yellow morocco, original printed wrappers bound in, in fine condition. No. 36 of 175 copies, signed by Schmied. "The text is framed by horizontal brown rules [with] bout de lignes in brown and gold. Among the decorations, besides the full-page plates, we find 9 impressive ornaments (either circular or rectangular) at the end of most of the chapters" - Nasti B12; Ritchie 26. Item #22752

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