ART NOUVEAU - UZANNE (Octave): Journey around his room. Floury, 1896. In-4 paperback, beautiful cover by Henry Thiriet, buff embossed paper folder (with qq. small defects). First edition. Each page is illustrated with color compositions by Henri CARUCHET, etched by Frédéric Massé and printed on paper specially made in Holland. The text was calligraphed by Antoine Barbier and transferred on copperplate. The decorative pages were successively hand watercolored under the direction of Octave Uzanne. Limited edition of 210 copies, this one enriched with a suite in black with remarks. Nice copy of this book representative of the most beautiful productions of the Art Nouveau.

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