SUARÈS (André) - OUVRÉ (Achille) - SIMÉON (Fernand). - Lot 269

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SUARÈS (André) - OUVRÉ (Achille) - SIMÉON (Fernand). - Lot 269
SUARÈS (André) - OUVRÉ (Achille) - SIMÉON (Fernand). Présences. Paris : Éditions Mornay, 1925. - In-8, 198 x 149 : portrait, (2 ff. first blank), 356 pp. (2 ff.), illustrated cover. Dark brown jansenist morocco, spine ribbed, dark brown morocco framed inside, decorated with tan and dark green morocco listels, light brown morocco fan motif at the corners, brocaded silk lining and endpapers, double endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, cover and spine preserved, lined slipcase (Blanchetière). First edition forming the eleventh work of "La Collection originale" of the Mornay editions, printed at 680 copies. It is illustrated with a portrait of the author engraved by Achille OUVRÉ (1872-1951) on the frontispiece, and 46 woodcut compositions by Fernand SIMÉON (1884-1928), including a vignette on the title, 24 initials and 23 caps. Precious copy, one of the 50 first copies on japon, this one being part of the 10 hors commerce on this paper, specially printed for Valère Bachmann who was none other than the son-in-law of Georges Mornay (1876-1935), founder of the Mornay editions, who gave him his business in 1935. It bears this beautiful autograph dedication on the first blank page : to // Mr. Valère Bachmann, // in whom I found // a good will // always active // and an equal // complaisance. // The copy is also enriched with 5 L.A.S. from the author, among which 2 dated 1921, concerning Achille vengeur, and 3 dated 1925, addressed to Mornay, concerning this work . There are also 4 title page essays including 2 very annotated models, one handwritten and another printed. Spine slightly faded otherwise a very well preserved copy.
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