Buchnummer: 75155
Hetzel, Paris, c. 1920
Large 8vo (28x19,5 cm). Original red publisher's cloth: Frontcover: richly gilt with elephant, small views and instruments; decoration with green leaves. Spine: nicely decorated with view with a lighthouse and other decoration in colours. Backcover: blindstamped borders and Hetzels logo as centerpiece. Edges gilt; blue endpapers. (viii),472 pp. Page i: halftitle, ii: publicity, iii: halftitle, iv: frontispiece, v: title, vi: map, vii & viii: 'Préface'. - With handwritten schoolprize on first endpaper: "1er Prix de Style à Marie-Céline Dorlodat, Chatelet, 27 sept. 1920. - Binding 'à l'éléphant' in nice condition with vivid colours.
