First edition illustrated with 48 color lithographs by the author, one of a few named copies on japon reserved for the principal collaborators of the publication, ours specially printed for the celebrated bibliophile Colonel Sickles, deluxe issue.
This copy is complete, as stipulated in the justification, with the duplicate set of lithographs in black and in color.
The work is also illustrated with 40 decorated initials designed by the prestigious bookbinder Paul Bonet.
This is Maurice de Vlaminck's most important illustrated book, which took him nearly ten years to complete.
A fine copy, complete with its slipcase and box.