Ardance ou La Vallée d'Automne

Paris: Émile Durand. Limited Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine. Folio. Contents loose in slipcase. This is copy number 170 of only 251 copies. illustrated with 23 original aquatints by Chimot. A Thick portfolio (10-1/2 by 13 1/2 inches), original pale green paper wrappers, 39 loose gatherings, as issued, uncut and unopened; original marbled slipcase and chemise. An erotic fantasy of Jacques d’Ardance for his lost Hélène (numbered and initialed in ink by the author on the limitation page). This copy is additionally inscribed by Chimot and dated 1958. Chimot illustrated (truncated) with a sensual, erotic angle, many books of classic literature. Text in French. A bit of foxing at the end, but still a very nice copy in worn slipcase. A lavish production. (Inventory #: D15467)