Yvonne PRÉVERAUD DE SONNEVILLE

Illustrated edition with 30 original watercolors by Yvonne Préveraud, one of 38 numbered copies on Japon impérial.
Half old rose shagreen binding with corners, smooth spine decorated with gilt floral motif, marbled paper boards, endpapers and pastedowns of the same paper, original wrappers and spine preserved.
Handsome complete copy, as indicated in the justification page, with the full suite of illustrations.
Our copy is exceptionally enhanced with an original black ink drawing by Yvonne Préveraud depicting a seated nude woman which she dedicated to a friend named Louis.

Edition illustrated with 72 original lithographs by Yvonne Préveraud, one of 120 numbered copies on Rives laid paper.
Full caramel morocco binding, spine with four raised bands set with black fillets, gilt date at foot, slight nick at foot of spine, gilt roulettes on headcaps, watered silk endpapers, frame of double gilt fillets on full bottle green morocco doublure, following endpapers of marbled paper, covers and spine preserved, all edges gilt, gilt fillet on leading edges, slipcase with caramel morocco spine, marbled paper boards, mauve felt lining, elegant binding signed by Semet and Plumelle.
Handsome copy superbly bound in full morocco doublure by Semet and Plumelle.

First edition, one of 500 numbered copies on vellum, the only deluxe copies after 40 Japan.
The work illustrated with an original etching by Yvonne Préveraud as frontispiece.
Handsome copy despite minor spotting of no consequence to the endpapers.