first edition
1926-27 · Paris
by Joyant, Maurice.
Paris: H. Floury, 1926-27. First edition. 28 cm; 2 volumes. [4], 307, [4]; [4], 282, [2] pages. Six original drypoint sketches, each printed in two states, included. LACKS (as commonly) the 4 original lithographs from the second volume. Volume 1 with 9 color lithograph plates (including front cover), 17 black and white lithograph plates, and 32 black and white lithographs paired with a second striking in brownish ink. Volume 2 with 13 color lithograph plates (including front cover), 2 tinted "helogravures," and 32 lithograph plates each reproduced in black-and-white and green-tint versions. Volume 1 one of 175 copies (numbered "75" in ink over original number scratched out) and volume 2 one of 200 copies (legitimately numbered "75" in ink). Bound in early 20th-century gray buckram with leather title labels. Original color lithographed wraps bound in.
(Inventory #: 6068)