SALMON (André). L’Amant des Amazones. Paris: La Banderole, [1921]. — In-8, 210 x 163: 149 pp., (5 ff., the last 2 blank), printed cover. Violet morocco leather; spine and inner edge of the covers covered with a wide mosaic decoration in brown and green morocco leather, depicting a palm branch, plain spine, purple morocco framing on the inside, with the cover decoration extending onto two edges, linings and endpapers of green moiré silk, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved, edged slipcase (G. Schrœder). First edition illustrated with 15 color woodcut engravings by Jean Gabriel DARAGNÈS (1886–1950). This novel follows the adventures of Holivel, a cosmopolitan traveler, who recounts his journeys and encounters, often tinged with irony and cynicism. The narrative notably depicts expeditions in the tropics, where colonial exploitation, human cruelty, and disillusionment intertwine. André Salmon approaches colonialism with a critical and disillusioned eye, primarily through two lenses: the denunciation of colonial atrocities and the hypocrisy of the “civilized.” A rare and valuable copy, the only one printed on old Japanese paper, reserved for the artist. Bound for Daragnès by Germaine Schrœder (1889–1983), it includes: - all of the artist’s original drawings, with some illustrations comprising several studies, - a series of 3 or 4 woodcut states on Chinese paper and Japanese paper, in black and in color, - 11 pages of autograph manuscripts by André Salmon (in-8), including the complete Chapter V of the book. Spine worn. Foxing on some prints in the series on Chinese paper. Provenance: Jean Gabriel Daragnès, with his bookplate. - Henri Bonnasse, with bookplate.