LOUŸS (Pierre). - Lot 289

LOUŸS (Pierre). Les Chansons de Bilitis. S. l. [Paris], Pour l'Artiste et ses Amis, n. d. [1925]. Large in-4°, brown morocco, crenellated mosaic listel in light brown morocco framing the boards, gilded and cold-stamped fillets and mosaic listel in green morocco framing the boards, double ribbed spine decorated with Greek mosaic title, swastika decoration on the corners, ochre moire endpapers, gilt head, cover preserved, case (Creuzevault). Twelve original color etchings by Édouard CHIMOT. Printed at 576 copies, this one, nominative, ON JAPON, ONE OF 40 OFF-COMMERCE, reserved for Monsieur Édouard Champion CONTAINING ONE LARGE ORIGINAL DRAWING SIGNED (portrait of woman not used for illustration), THREE ADDITIONAL SUITES OF ILLUSTRATIONS, and one refused plate. Spine faded.