COLETTE. La Treille muscate. S.l.n.d. [Paris, 1932]. - Lot 174

COLETTE. La Treille muscate. S.l.n.d. [Paris, 1932]. Large in-4°, ivory morocco, semi-personalized decoration on covers and spine, interior lace, anise-yellow moire endpapers and lining, gilt edges on witnesses, beige chamois lining and endpapers, cover preserved, half-taupe morocco folder with small overlaps, slipcase (Georges Cretté). FIRST EDITION & FIRST PRINTING. 35 etchings by André DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC, including thirteen hors-texte, a frontispiece and a portrait of Colette, all engraved in Colette's house in Saint-Tropez. Issued in an edition of 165 copies on Van Gelder hollande, this one (no. 46), ONE OF 30 CONTAINING AN ADDITIONAL SUITE OF ILLUSTRATIONS ON HOLLANDE. From the Georges Vandaele library, with bookplate. Enclosed in a separate folder: TWO ORIGINAL DRAWINGS SIGNED in India ink; TWO INEDITED EAUX-FORTES SIGNED and captioned, all accompanied by a dedication leaflet. A VERY FINE COPY BOUND BY GEORGES CRETTÉ