OVIDE and DERAMBURE, Pierre. L'Art d'aimer. Les Amours. Tran - Lot 184

OVIDE and DERAMBURE, Pierre. L'Art d'aimer. Les Amours. Translation by Georges Vertut. Edition decorated with color compositions after Derambure's originals. Paris, Éditions Athéna (Coll. "Athéna-Bibliophile"), 1947. In-4, red half-maroquin with corners edged with cold fillet, smooth spine adorned with two cold-framed faux nerfs, gold lettering, gilt head, cover and spine preserved. 282 pages, 10 lithographed plates in color, black and blue floral lettering and endpapers, title and text in a blue floral frame. Minor scuffing to corners and edge of front cover. A delightful edition of this introduction to the art of love and seduction by the Latin poet Ovid, translated into French by Georges Vertut and illustrated with 10 color lithographs based on Derambure's sensual compositions. Limited edition of 895 numbered copies, this one of 700 on B.F.K. paper, bearing N°306. A pleasant copy, perfectly established in red half-maroquin.