Heron de Villefosse; André Derain [illus.]; Barbara Watkins [trans.]

A Tribute to Precious Stones [Limited Edition]

Paris: Cartier, 1947. Very Good. Item #14634

Paris: Cartier, 1947. First English-Language Edition, Limited to 1472 copies of which this is no. 474. Quarto; publisher's cream card wrappers lettered in red and black, textblock loose as issued, housed in early custom paper-covered slipcase; [4],11-45pp. (complete despite error in pagination); color lithograph frontispiece printed hand-press at the Mourlot Studios in Paris. Spine a shade toned with tiny split in the middle, moderate wear to slipcase, else a Very Good, internally clean and sound example.

Eloge to precious stones conceived by the famed French jeweler Cartier.

Price: $75.00