WINSOR (Kathleen). - Lot 648

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WINSOR (Kathleen). - Lot 648
WINSOR (Kathleen). Forever Amber. Novel. Translated from the English by Edith Vincent. Paris : Éditions du Pavois, [1946]. - In-8, 213 x 136 : frontispiece, 812 pp, (2 ff.), illustrated cover. Light tan jansenist chagrin, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved, slipcase (period binding). First edition of this French translation, illustrated with a coloured composition on the title and a coloured frontispiece, after TOUCHAGUES. UNIQUE EDITION, on upper vellum, ENRICHED WITH 82 ORIGINAL AQUARELLES BY ANDRÉ VALLAND, of which 28 are in the body of the work and 54 added outside the text on strong vellum paper. On the false title is this note from the artist: "This book was illustrated by André Valland for a passionate bibliophile. AValland. November 10, 1948". The 7 drawings bound at the end are variants of those proposed in the book. A good copy in a sober contemporary binding.
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