40.1 BARRUCAND (Victor). Le Chariot de terre cuite. Based on the Indian play attributed to King Soudraka. Illustrations by Léon Carré. Paris L'Édition d'Art H. Piazza, 1921, in-4, green morocco, smooth spine, filleted, stippled and floral mosaic decoration running across the boards and spine, rectangular cartouche in the center of the first board with mother-of-pearl mosaic decoration (three elephants surmounting a woman tending a goat), lined with a green and brown marquis band underlined with gilt fillets, green silk endpapers, gilt edges, cover and spine preserved, case (G. Lévitzky). 1 / 135 copies on Japon impérial (second paper), with a black state on thin vellum. Beautiful typographical composition, with foliage and flowers in the headband and framing the green and ochre text, based on decorative Buddhist paintings. 20 plates in double state, black and color. Spine faded