Charles GUERIN, COLETTE
Le voyage égoïste
Edition d'art Edouard Pelletan|Paris 1922|21 x 29 cm|relié
First edition illustrated with 12 original color lithographs by Charles Guérin, one of 35 numbered copies on Japan paper à la forme, deluxe issue.
Full purple morocco binding, smooth spine decorated with geometric and floral mosaic morocco pieces in purple, old rose and red, gilt roulettes on headcaps, quadruple gilt fillets framing the boards enhanced with geometric and floral mosaic morocco pieces in brown, purple, pink and green, mauve watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, double gilt fillets framing the pastedowns enhanced with a purple morocco fillet and pink mosaic morocco pieces forming three small flowers, gilt fillets on leading edges, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding signed Simon Kra.
Our copy is accompanied by two duplicate suites, one of the color lithographs on China paper, the other breaking down each of these lithographs into color passages (3 or 4 depending on the images).
Very rare and beautiful copy perfectly bound in full morocco signed Simon Kra.
Full purple morocco binding, smooth spine decorated with geometric and floral mosaic morocco pieces in purple, old rose and red, gilt roulettes on headcaps, quadruple gilt fillets framing the boards enhanced with geometric and floral mosaic morocco pieces in brown, purple, pink and green, mauve watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, double gilt fillets framing the pastedowns enhanced with a purple morocco fillet and pink mosaic morocco pieces forming three small flowers, gilt fillets on leading edges, covers and spine preserved, top edge gilt, contemporary binding signed Simon Kra.
Our copy is accompanied by two duplicate suites, one of the color lithographs on China paper, the other breaking down each of these lithographs into color passages (3 or 4 depending on the images).
Very rare and beautiful copy perfectly bound in full morocco signed Simon Kra.
€3,000