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SCHMIED, François-Louis. -- Oscar WILDE. Deux Contes. Paris: F.-L. Schmied, 1926.
4° (278 x 243mm). 4 full-page woodcut illustrations with ornamental borders and 4 tail-pieces, all coloured, by Schmied. Light brown morocco, the upper cover inlaid with the large black morocco initials IYA, the lower cover with the blue and black profile of a bird, spine in three compartments with title and author tooled in gilt on four inlaid strips, light brown morocco turn-ins, dark-brown cloth doublures and liners, original wrappers bound-in, slip-case, by Creuzevault.
One of 162 copies on vélin paper signed by the artist.
4° (278 x 243mm). 4 full-page woodcut illustrations with ornamental borders and 4 tail-pieces, all coloured, by Schmied. Light brown morocco, the upper cover inlaid with the large black morocco initials IYA, the lower cover with the blue and black profile of a bird, spine in three compartments with title and author tooled in gilt on four inlaid strips, light brown morocco turn-ins, dark-brown cloth doublures and liners, original wrappers bound-in, slip-case, by Creuzevault.
One of 162 copies on vélin paper signed by the artist.