VARENNE (Pierre), ed. Pour & contre la femme. 366 pensée - Lot 339

VARENNE (Pierre), ed. Pour & contre la femme. 366 pensées recueillies par une Parisienne du dix-neuvième siècle. A Paris, Chez René Kieffer, Relieur, s. d. [1946]. In-8°, burgundy morocco, personalized gilt decoration on covers, smooth spine with same decoration, gilt head, illustrated cover preserved, slipcase (René Kieffer). 91 color vignettes, including twelve full-page ones, by Georges PAVIS. Edition of 950 copies, this one (no. 96), ONE OF 50 ON PUR FIL DE RIVES containing AN ORIGINAL SIGNED DRAWING in color (the one for October) & AN ADDITIONAL SUITE OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN BISTRE. SINGLE ISSUE, ENRICHED WITH 26 ORIGINAL DRAWINGS (those of October, November and December) and 60 pages of proofs, mock-ups or ready-to-print sheets. Provenance: French private collection Erotica Monsieur X Expert: Cabinet REVEL