(LYDIS, Mariette). Henry de MONTHERLANT. ~ Mariette Lydis. Paris: Édition des artistes d’aujourd’hui, 1938.
4to (280 × 210 mm), pp. [6], 16, plus 24 leaves of illustrations, some in colour, plus an original lithograph and etching, in inserted paper chemises (as called for). Small (pri vate) library shelf mark stamp to front free endpaper. Original colour printed wrappers.
First edition, one of 1000 copies, complete with the additional lithograph (’Madina’) and etching (’Petite Tzigane à Epsom’). An appreciation of the work of the artist which includes a listing of her works in public collections and a valuable bibliography of her illustrated books. It is an important retrospective of Lydis’s European works before she left for England and ultimately Argentina.
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