A collection of five elegantly bound volumes, each exquisitely illustrated by Jean de Bosschère. This grouping includes: Gustave Flaubert's "First Temptation of St. Anthony" (London, 1924), Honoré de Balzac's "Droll Tales: Second Decade" (New York, 1929) and "Ten Droll Tales" (London, 1926), Lucius Apuleius' "The Golden Asse" (London, 1923), Ovid's "The Love Books" (London, 1925), and Oscar Wilde's "The Poems of Oscar Wilde" (New York, 1927). Each volume features a dark blue leather spine and boards, adorned with intricate gilt tooling in an Art Deco style, displaying a symmetrical floral and geometric pattern. The pages are cream-colored, with some volumes showing deckled edges, and the illustrations are distinctive of de Bosschère's unique style. These books represent a significant period of finely produced literary works from the early 20th century.

Dimensions:
Height - 7.5"
Width - 5.25"
Depth - 1" (each volume)
Weight - 2 lbs (each volume)

Condition:
Good. Minor wear to the edges and corners of the bindings, consistent with age and handling. Some light foxing or discoloration to endpapers and page edges in a few volumes. The spine of "First Temptation of St. Anthony" shows some fading to the gilt. No major tears or missing pages observed, and all bindings appear secure. One page in "The Poems of Oscar Wilde" has a small tear at the bottom edge, but does not affect the text.

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