VERTÈS (Marcel) - LOUŸS (Pierre). - Lot 276

VERTÈS (Marcel) - LOUŸS (Pierre). Les Aventures du roi Pausole. Paris: Aux dépens d'un amateur, 1930. - 2 volumes in-4, one with plates, 323x248: (8 ff. first two blank), 488 pp. (4 ff. last 2 blank), printed cover. Orange morocco, boards decorated with a repeating pattern of wavy gilt fillets and vertical cold fillets, smooth spine decorated in the same spirit, green box lining and endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, covers and spines preserved, orange morocco spine and cover bands, slipcase, and orange half-maroquin with corners, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, slipcase for the plate volume (Semet et Plumelle). Uncommon edition of only 99 copies on wove paper, plus a few copies for the artist and collaborators, illustrated with 74 original drypoints by Marcel VERTÈS (1895-1961). A nominative copy, specially printed for André Narodetzki, enriched with an original drawing by the artist, dedicated to the recipient of the work. It is complete with the suite of illustrations with remarks and the 15 rejected plates, bound in a separate volume in orange half-maroquin with corners and slipcase. The text volume is here in a superb Semet et Plumelle triple binding. Spine of chemise and suite volume faded and slightly rubbed. Provenance: André Narodetzki.