Louise Durvand-Pinard

First edition of the French translation, one of 470 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, the only printing after 87 on Japon paper.
Half orange morocco binding with corners, spine with four raised bands decorated with double gilt compartments, date gilt at foot, moiré-patterned paper boards, upper joint skillfully restored, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, covers and spine preserved, gilt top edge, contemporary binding signed Durvand-Pinard.
A pleasant copy.
Illustrated with watercolours and coloured vignettes by Foujita.

First edition of the French translation entirely revised by Valéry Larbaud with the assent of James Joyce, one of 1045 numbered copies on alfa paper.
Bound in chocolate half morocco, very slightly lightened spine, paper boards,covers and spine preserved, gilded head, contemporary binding signed Louise Pinard.

Beautiful copy, perfectly established in a rare contemporary binding by Louise Pinard, who died in 1934, daughter of the great bookbinder of the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century Lucien Durvand.