MERIMEE (Prosper). Carmen. Introduction by Maurice Tourneux. - Lot 177

MERIMEE (Prosper). Carmen. Introduction by Maurice Tourneux. Illustrations by Alexandre Lunois. P., Les Cent bibliophiles, 1901. In-8 square, maroq. orange, lined with maroq. red, wires, gilt on witnesses, covers and spine cons. case (Chambolle-Duru). UNIQUE EDITION OF 125 NUMBERED EXEMPLES with separate edition of all lithographs. One of the finest illustrated books of the period, and one of the first illustrated with original color lithographs: 170 vignettes by Alexandre Lunois, published by Eugène Rodrigues, and with an illustration all the more interesting, observes Carteret, as Alexandre Lunois "knew Spain well and had studied its customs and costumes". A very fine copy, bound at the time of publication.