Paul Fort — Le Livre de Ballades

Paris, L'Edition D'Art H. Piazza, 1921 . First edition. Leather. Beautifully bound in quarter crushed morocco, this is the limited edition first French language edition of this collection of ballads, with vibrant plates by Arthur Rackham. In the original French. The first edition of this French language translation of the 1919 work 'Some British Ballads&apos. A limited edition work, with this being number 636 of 1,300 copies produced. Illustrated with fourteen mounted colour plates by Arthur Rackham, the famed leading figure of the Golden Ago of British Book Illustration. Collated, complete. French symbolist poet Paul Fort translated the original work and added additional ballads to this edition. In a quarter crushed morocco signed binding by Hiltbrunner, with the publisher's original wraps bound in. In a quarter crushed morocco signed binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Externally, fine, with just a touch of rubbing to one raised band. Publisher's original wraps bound in. Internally, firmly bound. Pages a touch age toned to perimeters, otherwise clean and bright. Fine . Ill.: Arthur Rackham. Fine .