MISTRAL (Frédéric). - Lot 266

MISTRAL (Frédéric). Les Olivades. S. l., Le Livre Contemporain and Les Bibliophiles Franco- Suisses, n. d. [1963]. In-folio, green morocco, gilt fillet framing the boards, smooth mosaic spine adorned with vertical gilt fillets, gilt edges, water-green box lining and endpapers, cover preserved, case (P. L. Martin - 1966). Fifteen poems in Provençal and French. Color lithographs by Roland OUDOT. Edition of 200 copies on vellum, this one (no. 17) printed for M. Henri Besson. Copy containing an additional suite of color illustrations on japon blanc nacré. COPY WITH ORIGINAL SIGNED WATERCOLOR FRONTISPIECE. ATTACHED: the illustrated color menu for the dinner on November 12, 1963. Spine faded; very slight tears.