587 - ILLUSTRES MODERNES - [JOUBERT (Pierre)] - LA LEGENDE DE SIEGFRIED. Nibelungen Song. Translation by Maurice BETZ. P. Editions du Rameau d'or, 1996. Illustrated by Pierre JOUBERT with 32 colour compositions (8 H.T., 15 in-t., 5 title pages and 4 lettering), numerous in-t. drawings and typographical ornaments printed in brown. The text is framed on each page by coloured friezes. Limited edition of 400 copies on Arches vellum pur chiffon, 1/277, N°196. 1 vol. gd in-4, publisher's binding, green leatherette skivertex, cover decorated with a large cold-pressed frieze (on a light green background at the corners) framing a large porcelain medallion set in an oval box representing two horsewomen, same framing on the 2nd plate with a central motif in cold, spine with 4 nerves decorated with 3 drawings in cold, inner frames decorated with a gilt roulette, lining and endpapers in cream moiré silk, gilt head, untrimmed, slipcase, (T.B.E.).