Alexandre ALEXEÏEFF

First edition printed in 1800 numbered copies.
Cover illustrated by Alexandre Alexeieff.
Work decorated with illustrations by Alexandre Alexeieff, Gus Bofa, Pierre Bonnard, Jean-Gabriel Daragnès, André Derain, Raoul Dufy, Demetrios Galanis, Jean-Emile Laboureur, Aristide Maillol, André Dunoyer de Segonzac...
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 600 numbered copies on vellum, the only deluxe copies after 20 Japan and with some hors commerce copies.
Work illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of Philippe Soupault by Alexandre Alexeieff.
Minor tears of no consequence at head and foot of spine, otherwise a handsome copy.

A complete set of the Les Nuits series, as published by Flammarion. First editions of some of the 12 works, each one of 750 numbered copies reimposed on vélin de Rives paper.
The works are bound in threes in half navy-blue shagreen by Houades, the spines decorated with stars and crescent moons in palladium, upper covers preserved (some lower also retained), all edges gilt.
All the works are illustrated with etchings, lithographs or woodcuts, each by a different artist from among the following : Alexeieff, Ahü, Dignimont, Baudier, Renefer, Drouart, Mainssieux, Suréda, Fouqueray, Serveau and Dethomas.
A very good and rare complete set of the Les Nuits series, as published by...