Barbier, George and Georges Lepape--Louys, Pierre.

2 volumes, 4to (276 x 210mm.), copy number XVI from an edition of 150 copies, one of 15 on Japon spécial (of which 6 reserved for the contributors), half-title, colour frontispiece, numerous colour illustrations and 5 plates by Lepape and Barbier, designer bindings by Kerstin Tini Miura, volume I in emerald crushed morocco with coloured onlays and small gilt stamps depicting a lone figure and a pair of lovers with rocks and foliage, the image extending across the spine and the lower cover with small morocco roundel onlays on the lower cover, green calf endleaves with round and arrow-shaped morocco onlays, further endleaves of pink marbled paper, within a green morocco-backed suede-lined chemise and matching slipcase, within a green buckram slipcase; volume II in crushed purple morocco with silver stamps and morocco onlays depicting three nude women on a beach with stars in the sky and a moon made from mother-of-pearl, the decoration continuing across the spine and lower cover with morocco onlays on lower cover depicting distant hills, navy calf endleaves with circular morocco onlays and small blue and silver dots, further endleaves of pink marbled paper,  within a purple morocco-backed suede-lined chemise and matching slipcase, within a blue buckram slipcase, edges uncut, original illustrated wrappers bound in

Pierre Bouchet (the engraver), presentation copy from Georges Lepape with pencil inscription and drawing of three nudes dated November 1955 at front of volume I

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