La Sirène

First edition of the French translation, one of 150 numbered copies on pur fil, the only deluxe copies issued after 25 copies on Holland paper.

A fine copy with all edges untrimmed.

First edition, one of 15 numbered copies on Corée paper, the tirage de tête after three on 3 Japon.
Illustrated with 3 images by Irène Lagut.
Two small insignificant tears to head and foot of spine.
This copy has a chemise and slipcase of paper boards covered in snakeskin-effect paper with black and green scales, the slipcase edged with black cloth. 

First printing of this abundantly illustrated edition of Perrault's tales, by Lucien Laforge with numerous vignettes in black, and 8 full-page color compositions, all framed in large medallions.

Contemporary Bradel binding with floral motifs enhanced in gilt, smooth spine, red morocco title label, pink endpapers and flyleaves with spots of silver, gilt and green paint, original wrappers preserved, bookplate "Après moi le sommeil" drawn by Max Ernst from the library of Paul Eluard on pastedown.

This collection includes: "La Belle au bois dormant" (Sleeping Beauty), "Le Petit Chaperon Rouge" (Little Red Riding Hood),  "Barbe Bleue" (Bluebeard), "Le Chat botté" (Puss in Boots), "Les fées" (The Fairy), "Cendrillon" (Cinderella), "Riquet à la houpe" (Riquet with the tuft), "Le Petit Poucet" (Little thumb).

Provenance: from the library of French poet Paul Eluard, with his pasted down bookplate "Après moi le sommeil" drawn by Max Ernst.


 

First edition illustrated with 25 original lithographs by Raoul Dufy enhanced in pochoir by Richard, one of the 1000 numbered copies on Lafuma de Voiron vellum.
Bradel binding with half wove-style boards, black initials and date at the foot of the spine, silk and gilt effect paper boards and endpapers, wrappers preserved, top edge gilt, ex-libris glued to an endpaper bearing the signature of the work's owner as well as a date in blue ink, two lower corners pinched, contemporary binding signed Lavaux.
We attach, mounted on guards at the top of the work, Issue 296 of “Les hommes d'aujourd'hui” whose front page is illustrated with a caricature of Stéphane Mallarmé in Pan playing the flute by Luque, the biographical text being signed by Paul Verlaine.