Bonnard, Pierre--Verlaine, Paul.

4to (295 x 240mm.), copy number 14 of an edition of 200 copies, one of 20 copies on chine chine, illustrations by Bonnard, crushed red morocco by Pierre Lucien Martin dated 1952, covers filled with waves of gold fillets, spine with similar decoration and lettered vertically with beige morocco onlays, gilt edges, original illustrated wrappers bound in, red morocco-backed chemise and matching slipcase

Jacobi, armorial bookplate; R. Callens, morocco booklabel

The Artist and the Book 27; Rauch 21

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This was Ambroise Vollard's first book, published in association with the Government Printing Office, who later objected to the depiction of lesbian scenes and insisted on the removal of their name from the book. This copy retains the wording "Imprimerie Nationale" on both the original upper cover and the title-page.