SCHMIED (François-Louis) ; SUETONE. Les Douze Césars. Traduction inédite de Joseph Estève. Préface de Louis Barthou de l'Académie Française. Paris: Chez F.-L. Schmied, 1928.
4to (285 x 202 mm). Full red morocco by Alix, smooth spine gilt with author, title, artist and date, gilt edges, black suede doublures, original covers and spine preserved, slipcase.
Illustrated edition, limited deluxe issue on Arches vellum. Illustrated with 23 compositions by François Louis Schmied, including 13 full page plates, all wood engraved in colours under the supervision of the artist’s son.
Deluxe issue limited to the first 30 copies, all signed by the artist and containing a double suite of the engravings on pearly Japanese paper.
