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The book is illustrated with 29 etchings, protected under serpente, and 36 initials by the Belgian painter, draftsman, watercolourist, engraver and lithographer Louis Benoît Joseph Titz, born in Bruges on June 24, 1859 and died in 1932 in Brussels, which has magnificently captured the atmosphere of the small streets of Bruges overlooked by the imposing belfry: the cover, the title vignette, 3 headers for the triptych Le Rêve / L'Amour / L'Action, 3 culs -de-lamp, and 21 full-page inset plates.
Freemason very active in Brussels, Louis Titz was a member of the Kumris circle. After studying painting at the Brussels Academy, he produced a post-impressionist portrait and landscape work. He paints women's faces, represents interiors and urban views. He also produced posters and illustrations for bibliophile books.
In sheets, illustrated folded cover. Publisher's slipcase and case in light blue, title label in black morocco. Author's name, title and date in gold.
Rare edition, limited to 280 copies, this one of 200 printed on Marais vellum (N 134).
Condition: In excellent condition, slight traces on the back of the shirt and water stains on the edge of the case. Impeccable cover and interior.
Georges Rodenbach / Louis Titz
?The Carillonneur
Paris, L. Carteret, publisher, 1926
in-4 (27 x 19 cm); 308pp. 2 F.
Subject: Rodenbach Carilloneur 1st illustrated Louis Titz Freemasonry Belgium Bruges 1926 num. Bibliophile Carteret 67511533
