JOU (Louis). [Luis Felipe-Vicente Jou i Senabre]. A. B. C. D. The twenty-four letters of the alphabet drawn & engraved by Louis Jou. Les Baux-en-Provence. 1965. In-8 (20 x 22 cm). In sheets, (8) ff. folded in four: covers filled with strong cream rag paper, title in black, framed with a gilt woodcut, on the first cover, monogram of Louis Jou, with two cherubs, in the center of the second. Unique small sought-after edition. Catalan painter, engraver and typographer, Louis Jou (1881-1968) engraved this alphabet book at the end of his life. Founder of his own characters, he imagines for each initial, centered on the page, a different floral decoration on each sheet in a frame. (No K nor W, as published). Limited edition of 37 copies printed on the presses of the engraver in March 1965 in Baux-de-Provence. One of the 5 copies on Monval à la cuve after 5 on old Japon and before 27 on Montgolfier, including 2 hors commerce, n° 10. Enclosed is an envelope addressed to the collector Didier Gompel (1912-2003) including the address label "Les Livres de Louis Jou. Les Baux-de-Provence. (B. du Rh.)" applied on the Kraft paper that was to protect the book during its shipment and the engraved subscription form (32 x 14 cm) bearing the letter O, at the top, the prices of the different papers, at the bottom, and a typographical text by Louis Jou explaining the genesis of the alphabet book. No copy referenced in libraries. A very nice copy.