ÉVANGILE de l'enfance de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ selon S - Lot 30

ÉVANGILE de l'enfance de notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ selon Saint Pierre, mis en français par Catulle Mendès d'après le manuscrit de l'abbaye de Saint Wolfgang. Paris, Armand Colin, 1894. In-4, mauve morocco, on the first cover a large mosaic of white iris in a frame of passion flowers, ornate spine, on the center of the second cover a decoration of passion flowers mixed with thorny branches, inner frame decorated with a frieze of roses with gilt foliage, dark blue moire lining and endpapers, gilt edges, cover and spine, half-maroquin folder and slipcase (Ch. Meunier 97). 17 full-page color lithographs and numerous decorative floral borders by Carloz Schwabe. The text is set in decorative floral frames. A superb original watercolor of symbolist round form signed by Carloz Schwabe (diameter 19 cm) and an autograph letter from the artist (3 pages in-12) about this watercolor have been added.