LE JARDIN DES ROSES.
Paris: Lidis, n.d.
No. 61 of 180 copies on Velin Rives paper with an extra suite of the plates laid in (total edition 800). 75p. Five plates and a cul-de-lampe produced in colors from wood engravings by Gerard Angiolini in the style of 18th century Persian miniatures. Text printed in black, every page with decorative surrounds in tan hues of animals and foliage. Bound in green silk with gilt titles, t.e.g. Sunning to extremes of covers, else fine in supplied slipcase. Item #19116
Saadi was a medieval Persian poet. The Jardin Des Roses first appeared in 1257.
Price: $150.00
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