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La Légion d'Honneur, in a Remarkable Binding

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La Légion d'Honneur, in a Remarkable Binding
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Renault, Jules. LA LÈGION D'HONNEUR: SA SOCIÈTÈ D'ENTR'AIDE ET SON MUSÈE LES ANCIENS ORDRES FRAN‚AIS DE CHEVALERIE. Paris: Les Èditions d'Art "Le Document," 1932. Folio [33 by 28 cm], original burgundy full morocco; spine with fine raised bands, gilt; front board with inset panel into which is affixed a finely executed facsimile reproduction of the Légion d'Honneur; gilt inner dentelles; decorative endpapers; housed in matching cloth slipcase. 354, (2) pages; frontispiece portrait and two document facsimiles; 73 fine plates, some of them in color; dozens of document facsimiles throughout. Only slight wear to binding. Near fine. An exceptional work, No. 18 of only 100 copies printed on Madagascar paper. Includes a number of finely executed document facsimiles providing the primary source history of the Légion d'Honneur as well as color and monotone plates throughout. The binding alone is of special interest, integrating into its design a reproduction of the Légion's medal. This edition appears to have been missed by Mulder & Purves.