BOOK: Le Jardin des Caresses 1914 Ltd Ed, Franz Toussaint. Le Jardin des Caresses. Illustrations by Leon Carre. L'Edition d’Art, H. Piazza, Paris, 1914. No. 465 from a limited edition of 500 copies. Hardcover. 9 x 11 3/4 inches. Contemporary full calf binding by The Atelier Bindery for Charles Scribners Sons. 84 pages + all 20 color plates present by Léon Carré. Rich illustrations and gold ornamentation throughout in the style of Arabic manuscripts

Provenance: Estate of Huguette Clark

Notes/Literature: Huguette Marcelle Clark (1906-2011) was an heiress and philanthropist, who became well known again late in life as a recluse, living in a hospital for more than 20 years while her mansions remained empty. She was an accomplished artist and musician, having studied under famous portrait painter Tadeusz Styka, and her paintings were exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery, Washington in 1925

Good, with leather binding worn at corners, water-staining visible on the front and rear silk moire end-papers, not affecting text pages at all, be advised that all lots in this sale will exhibit some degree of wear due to age and/or handling