ANACREON. ANACREONTIC ODES. Lyon, Cercle Lyonnais... Lot 4

ANACREON. ANACREONTIC ODES. Lyon, Cercle Lyonnais du Livre, 1953. In-8, lavaliere morocco, dishes decorated with a set of golden dotted lines and arabesques formed of black, white and green fillets, smooth decorated back, emerald suede endpapers, golden edges, half morocco shirt of the same colour, cover and back (J. A. Legrain). Luxurious work illustrated with 50 original lithographs by ANDRE DERAIN, printed on the Mourlot presses and whose stones have been scratched after printing. Edition of 200 numbered copies, all on Vélin de Rives, one of the 130 reserved for members. The copy is enriched with a suite of 59 lithographs printed in sanguine on China, 9 of which are unused, the illustrated menu and the list of members. ADMIRABLE LEGRAIN BINDING, PERFECTLY HARMONIZING WITH DERAIN'S DRAWINGS.