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[1924?] 'Privately printed for subscribers only' / Carbonnek (n.p.), two 6 x 9 1/4 inches tall orange and red stippled hardcover volumes, lacking original card slipcase, gilt lettering to spines, top page edges gilt, fore and bottom page edges untrimmed, pale red endpapers, printed on laid paper, unnumbered set from limited edition of 1,250, printed in Paris, copiously illustrated with the striking engravings (some mildly erotic) of M. Leon Lebegue, xxx, 532 pp. Slight to moderate edgewear to covers, especially spine caps. One-inch edge tear to the bottom edge of oone leaf in Volume 1. Otherwise, a very good to near fine set - clean, bright and unmarked. Note that this is a heavy and oversized set, so additional postage will be required for international or priority orders. ~SP23~ [4.5P] One Hundred Merrie And Delightsome Stories (from the original French 'Cent Nouvelles nouvelles' France, c. 1456-1461) is a collection of stories supposed to be narrated by various persons at the court of Philippe le Bon, and collected together by Antoine de la Sale in the mid 15th century. Charles Carrington was the first to have this translated into English. Leon Lebegue began his career in Paris, circa 1885, with Paul Colin, then inspector of Fine Arts. He began in the 1890s to pursue career as an illustrator for satirical newspapers: Sun Sunday, Laughter, La Plume, Le Gaulois, La Vie en Rose, the Latin Quarter, The Patriot Illustrated, Cycle, Modern Review, Grimace, Our Caricatures, The Illustrated National, Gil Blas Illustrated, The French Mail, and The Taste Parisien. Seller Inventory # SP23-0832-13746
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