VALÉRY (Paul). La Jeune Parque. Paris, Éditions Émile-Paul F - Lot 221

VALÉRY (Paul). La Jeune Parque. Paris, Éditions Émile-Paul Frères, 1925. In-4°, sandy morocco, wide wavy gilded and palladium fillet decoration on covers and smooth spine, mosaic brown morocco title on first cover, gilded edges on witnesses, sandy moiré silk lining and endpapers, illustrated cover and spine preserved, half-sand morocco flap folder, slipcase (A. et J. Langrand - 1929). Fifteen copperplates by Jean-Gabriel DARAGNÈS. Issued in an edition of 225 copies, this one (no. 9), ONE OF 25 HEAD COPS ON OLD JAPAN. Copy enriched with THREE ADDITIONAL COPPER SUITES (one on arches and two on old japan, one of which in line). Spine of dust jacket faded; rare foxing on the suites. A FINE COPY IN AN ORNATE AND MOSAIC MOROCCO BINDING BY ANDREE AND JEANNE LANGRAND.