BOOKS: Royere 1929 Costumes Regionaux 200 plates, Henry Royere. Les Costumes Regionaux de la France. Les Editions du Pegase, Paris. 1929-1930. Number 187 of 500 copies. Preface by Princess Bibesco. 200 watercolor illustrations by G. De Gardilanne and E. W. Moffat. Includes: [Bound text] Hardcover. 13 x 20 inches. Unpaginated, includes list of the 200 plates with descriptions. Corners bumped, some soiling. [Plates] 200 color plates, complete. 9 1/2 x 15 inches, enclosed in 4 heavy hardcover folding boxes with fasteners, each plate tipped to a folded carrier sheet with a printed number and title mounted below the plate, and a fold-over mat frame embossed with the plate number. Boxes in poor condition, splitting or separated at seams, pieces missing, fasteners and loops missing, general soiling. Plates are vibrant with occasional light soiling, but some mat frames are soiled around edges with a few small tears. Plate 1 has a French note, in pencil, written on the mat. WITH [Solicitation Booklet] 14 x 20 1/2 inches. 4 pages in wraps, with cord binding. Apparently a sales piece for soliciting subscriptions for the actual title. Laid in is an offset reproduction of one of the plates, which is torn in several places. Fair, with soiled covers torn and worn around edges, pages soiled.

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/fair, the prints are in good condition with vibrant colors and little wear, boxes with losses, separations to bindings, and soiling, be advised that all lots in this sale will exhibit some degree of wear due to age and/or handling