Alexandre Dumas, The Black Tulip, Illus. Frans Lammers, SIGNED VG HC, slipcase

Dumas, Alexandre, Haarlem, Holland: Joh. Enschedé en Zonen for the Limited Editions Club, #1475/1500, Very Good duodecimo, 326 pp. Illustrated by Frans Lammers, SIGNED by Jan Van Krimpen and Frans Lammers.

Very Good duodecimo, 8 1/2" x 5 3/4", hardcover in light tan leather with a stamped gilt and black tulip design to front panel, black title lable to spine, deckled edges, and gilt top-edge. Sunning to board edges, darker sunning/staining to head and tail, minor wear, some watermark to spine, and tiny spots to half title. Very Good black paper slipcase with title label to spine, minor shelf wear and wear to edges. Beautifully produced book that revisits a popular work of the prolific Haitian-French Romanticist novelist, Alexandre Dumas. This classic adventure inspired by Tulipmania is accompanied by the illustrations of Dutch graphic artist, Frans Lammers, reproduced here as wood engravings by Gilbert Poilliot. Book design by Jan Van Krimpen, signed by Lammers and Krimpen on colophon.

The Limited Editions Club was founded by publisher George Macy in 1929 with goal of delivering a monthly fine press edition of great works in literature, religion, history, philosophy, and poetry. The press worked with some of the best printers in the US and Europe, and sought the best artists to illustrate runs of 1500 or 2000 copies. Amatoria has acquired ~100 Limited Edition Club titles, to see more, visit the collection on our website.