Pierre Hittemans (Géo Dorival, cover artist) — Souvenirs et aventures d'un cabot

Paris, Louis-Michaud, A PRESENTATION COPY ON IMPERIAL JAPANESE PAPER OF THE FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THE MEMOIRS OF PIERRE HITTEMANS (1837-1910), AN IMPORTANT BELGIAN ACTOR active in Belgium, France, the United States, Russia and elsewhere during the second half of the 19th century. XII, 411 pp. ONE OF VERY FEW LARGE-PAPER COPIES PRINTED ON IMPERIAL JAPANESE PAPER. With a long and effusive presentation inscription to M. Catteau, without whom this book "n'aurait jamais vu le jour." Presentation copies are extremely rare, since Hittemans died a few months after the book was published. 8vo. Original printed wraps with a drawing by poster artist Géo Dorival on the front cover. ENTIRELY UNCUT. Light wear to wraps, else A PRISTINE COPY OF AN EXTREMELY RARE BOOK., Géo Dorival