Joseph HÉMARD

Edition illustrated with color compositions by Joseph Hémard, one of 450 numbered copies on handmade laid paper.
Fine copy.

Edition illustrated with pochoir-colored illustrations by Joseph Hémard, one of 940 numbered copies on handmade vellum, the only issue after 60 imperial Japan copies variously enriched.
Spine and boards marginally yellowed as often, small adhesive paper marks at head and foot of endpapers, pleasant interior condition.

Illustrated edition with 70 drawings by Joseph Hémard, one of 300 numbered copies on vellum with illustrations hand-colored by pochoir.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 20 numbered copies on Japan paper, deluxe issue.
Texts by Francis Carco, Odette Pannetier, Georges de La Fouchardière, Jacques de Lacretelle and Jean Sennep.
Each text in order is illustrated by André Galland (for Carco), Auguste Roubille (Odette Pannetier), Joseph Hémard (Georges de la Fouchardière), Hellé Hamon (Jacques de Lacretelle) and Jean Sennep (Jean Sennep).
Handsome copy complete with its slipcase.

First edition printed on ordinary paper.
A tear at the foot of one joint.
Beautiful cover illustrated by Joseph Hémard.

Edition illustrated with numerous original compositions by Joseph Hémard colored by pochoir, one of 600 numbered copies on pure rag Lafuma paper.
Spine and boards marginally and lightly faded as generally found.

First edition, one of 1000 numbered copies on laid Rives paper.
Work illustrated with a portrait of Valéry Larbaud as frontispiece by Lucien Madrassi as well as illustrations in black and in color by Joseph Hémard.
Minor traces of rubbing without significance to the slipcase, spine slightly sunned as usual, otherwise a handsome copy.

Illustrated edition with 25 original "ymaiges" and "ornemens" by Joseph Hémard, one of 525 numbered copies with the "ymaiges" in color.
First endpapers entirely foxed, last endpaper partially and lightly foxed.
Handsome copy.

First edition, one of 1000 numbered copies on Rives laid paper.
The work features a frontispiece portrait of Valéry Larbaud by Lucien Madrassi as well as black and color illustrations by Joseph Hémard.
Light traces of rubbing without consequence to the slipcase, spine slightly sunned, otherwise a handsome copy.

Illustrated edition with original color images by Joseph Hémard, one of 1650 numbered copies on tinted laid paper, the only issue along with 50 on Madagascar paper.
Handsome copy.

SALIS Rodolphe & HEMARD Joseph
Contes du chat noir
Les arts et le livre, Paris 1927, 15 x 19.5 cm, 281pp. and 278pp., 2 bound volumes
This edition was illustrated with the first printing of 180 compositions by Hémard, coloured in stencils. One of 1,100 copies on velin de Rives paper, after the tirage de tête on annam, composed of 65 copies.
Part of the Mirror of Mores (Miroir des Mœurs) collection.
Contemporary grey shagreen, spine with two large painted and varnished images, one of a stylised black cat, the other a naked woman in black, grey and white, author and title gilt, covers in mosaic vellum with a similar theme, original covers preserved. Slipcase in grey...

First edition on current paper.
Pleasant copy despite the back slightly thinned and faded without gravity.
Contributions by Romain fineus, Curnonsky, Leo Xanrof, José de Bérys, Gaston Derys ...
Illustrated book of 120 drawings by Joseph Hémard.
Signed autograph of Joseph Hémard to Gilbert-Claude Crutel.

New illustrated edition of 129 original compositions by Joseph Hémard, one of 444 numbered copies on laid Lafuma.
Pleasant copy despite the thinned back as generally.
Handwritten signature of Joseph Hémard to the colophon.