Albert Samain Hyalis. The little blue-eyed faun.... Lot 5

Albert Samain Hyalis. The little blue-eyed faun. Original etchings and woodcuts by C. Picart le Doux. Paris, Blaizot et Kieffer, Collection Eclectique, 1909, in-4 bound full chocolate morocco, spine ribbed, first windowed mosaic dish decorated with a faun surmounting a cold-embossed pine cone motif, second dish decorated with cold-embossed pine cones. Marbled paper countertops edged with a morocco back with double fillet and gold dotted fillet framing and spandrels with a pine cone motif. Gilded edges, illustrated cover and spine preserved, nested. Binding signed René Kieffer. Illustrated with 10 coloured etchings and numerous woodcuts by Charles Picart Le Doux. Limited edition of 100 copies on vellum (n°73), containing three etchings, including the pure etching and a separate edition on china of the woodcuts.