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MONTHERLAND (Henry de).

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MONTHERLAND (Henry de).

Imaginary natural history.

Bièvres en Essonne: Jean-Claude Barat and Pierre de Tartas, March 1979.

In-4, bound in ornate basane after the design of Hans Erni, spine with gilt titled boards, mosaic bull's head on the first board, gilt head, brick cloth case bordered and illustrated with a bull's head on one side, and a lion's head on the other.

First edition of 37 original lithographs by Hans Erni.

Edition at 1 500 copies, this one of 1 220 on large vellum of Lana (n° 1 312).