GAUTIER (Théophile). Le Roman de la Momie. Paris, Ferroud, 1 - Lot 284

GAUTIER (Théophile). Le Roman de la Momie. Paris, Ferroud, 1920. Fort in-8, edition illustrated with 19 black hors-texte compositions and numerous color ornaments to the title, headpieces, culs-de-lampe and lettrines by Georges Rochegrosse. Limited edition of 1,225 numbered copies, this one no. 1167, one of 1,000 on fine Arches vellum. Bound in full brown morocco, the boards richly decorated with mosaics in the Neo-Egyptian style, including rosettes and scarabs in the spandrels, a winged disk of Amon-Ra in the center of each side, ornate smooth spine, mosaic red morocco lining, brown morocco framed with Egyptian palmettes in the spandrels and gilded flowers on a blue background at the center of the four sides, polychrome endpapers with rich full Egyptian palmette decoration, signed Flammarion-Vaillant.