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SAMAIN, Albert (1858-1900). Aux Flancs du Vase. Ouvrage Orné de Compositions executées et gravées par Gaston La Touche, Paris: La Societé du Livre d' Art [printed by Philippe Renouard], 1906, 4°, limited to 100 copies on papier de Perrigot-Masure, this number 41 of 75 copies reserved for members of the Society with subscriber's name, Robert -J. Rolo, printed on limitation leaf, etched frontispiece and illustrations after La Touche printed in colours, contemporary purple morocco by VERMOREL, covers with four line gilt-ruled border, upper cover with variously-coloured morocco inlays depicting Pan seated beneath a cyprus tree in a field of daisies, gilt spine in compartments decorated with Grecian lyre in brown morocco (spine and edges of covers faded, light staining), gilt inner dentelles, highly ornate silk doublures with a field of poppeys on purple ground and gold threadwork, original wrappers preserved, uncut, t.e.g; and 12 other volumes, quarto or large octavo, all finely-bound in morocco, with gilt-tooled spines (some internally spotted). (13)