[Precursor to Art Nouveau book illustrations] The Four Sons of Aymon

Histoire des quatre fils Aymon. Très Nobles et très Vaillans Chevaliers [Frankish Chivalric romance]. Illustrée de compositions en couleurs par Eugène Grasset. Gravure et impression par Charles Gillot. Introduction et notes par Charles Marcilly. Paris, H. Launette, 1883. Published in 3 volumes in faux-leather wrappers with ties and title on front board in gilt stamping in marbled cased cassette. Loose leaves in quires of 4 leaves, all illustrated in colour, (8),224,(16) pp., with numerous full-page chromolithographs.

Eugène Grasset was a versatile artist: an architect, designer and graphic artist, among other things. Contemporary of Mucha, Horta and Lalique with whom he also collaborated. Charles Gillot was a lithographer, son of Firmin Gillot, inventor of paniconography, a working method for relief photo-engraving perfected by Charles. Very good set. (total 3 in cassette)