COLETTE. Chéri. Paris, Les Éditions de la Roseraie, 1929. In - Lot 245

COLETTE. Chéri. Paris, Les Éditions de la Roseraie, 1929. In-4°, jansenist green morocco, smooth spine, gilt edges, red moire endpapers, illustrated cover, slipcase (R. Vincent). 46 drypoints by Marcel VERTÈS (not 47 as announced on the title), including one on the cover and twelve full-page. Edition of 175 copies, this one on Rives vellum, "one of twenty [...] reserved for the artist, author and publisher", printed especially for Marcel Vertès. Enriched with an additional suite of 33 trial or rejected plates and TEN FREE PLATES. Letter from the illustrator to Paul Arnold on the title page. Spine faded; case damaged. Provenance: French private collection Erotica Monsieur X Expert: Cabinet REVEL