MENGUY (Frédéric) and VILALLONGA (José Luis de). Les Angéliq - Lot 228

MENGUY (Frédéric) and VILALLONGA (José Luis de). Les Angéliques. Superb suite of 15 original color lithographs on Japon nacré, numbered and signed by Frédéric MENGUY, to illustrate this short novel by José-Luis de VILALLONGA. Paris, Galerie Mozart, Robert Mouret, 1975. In-folio (460x600 mm), leaves, in two khaki cloth folders with gilt title, and same-color slipcase with title, illustrator's name and author's signature in gilt letters. 69 pages of text and 15 original color lithographs by Frédéric Menguy, signed and numbered by the artist. Infine mouillure and scratches on the cover. Luxurious edition of this novel by José-Luis de Vilallonga (1920-2007), decorated with 15 large original color lithographs on Japon nacré by Frédéric Menguy (1927-2007), all signed and numbered by the artist. Limited edition of 230 copies signed by the artist, the author, the publisher and the numbering bailiff, this one of 100 copies printed on Arches vellum for the text and on Japon nacré for the lithographs (N°30). A very fine copy, complete with Menguy's 15 signed lithographs, evocative of Sapphic love and femininity.