BARBIER, George, illustrator. Henri de RÉGNIER. ~ La double Maîtresse. Paris: [Coulouma, Argenteuil for] A. & G. Mornay, 1928.
8vo (200 × 150 mm), pp. [8], i, [1], 405, [3], pochoir coloured illustrations, vignettes and ornaments throughout. Uncut and mostly unopened in original wrappers. Spine very slightly creased but an excellent copy.
Number 282 of 839 copies on Rives (of a total edition of 1000). La double Maîtresse (1900) was the symbolist poet’s first novel – a tale of a tyrannical mother, a troubled son, a provocative cousin and an unscrupulous courtesan. Barbier brings his own brand of wit and sensuality to bear upon in his extensive illustrative scheme which includes full-page illustrations, vignettes and humorous initials.
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