Sale 15BP02 | Lot 506

[SCHMIED, FRANCOIS-LOUIS] KIPLING, RUDYARD [FABULET, LOUIS & FOUNTAINE-WALKER, CH.]. Kim

Catalogue: Rare Books, Autographs & Photographs
[SCHMIED, FRANCOIS-LOUIS]  KIPLING, RUDYARD [FABULET, LOUIS and FOUNTAINE-WALKER, CH.]. Kim

Lot Details

Lot 506
[SCHMIED, FRANCOIS-LOUIS] KIPLING, RUDYARD [FABULET, LOUIS & FOUNTAINE-WALKER, CH.]. Kim. Lausanne: Gonin et Cie, (1930). From an ed...
. Lausanne: Gonin et Cie, (1930). From an edition of 140, this is copy 100. Two volumes, dark green morocco by Alix, covers patterned-paper panels surrounded by a single gilt fillet, top edges gilt, original wrappers bound in, slipcased. 12 x 9 1/2 inches (30.5 x 24.5 cm); 268, [4] pp.; 264, [4] pp., with 14 full-page plates and fifteen chapter headings and initials after Schmied's designs, printed in color wood-engraving by Philippe Gonin. A fine copy, though the suite of 15 additional plates found in many copies is not present.
As noted by Mauro Nasti, item B16, the suite was a slightly later addition.


Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for $2,812 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for $2,812 (includes buyer's premium)

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