LAURENS (Paul-Albert) & COLLIN (Raphaël). Suites for *Ap - Lot 178

Lot n° 178
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LAURENS (Paul-Albert) & COLLIN (Raphaël). Suites for *Ap - Lot 178
LAURENS (Paul-Albert) & COLLIN (Raphaël). Suites for *Aphrodite* by Pierre Louÿs. An exceptional collection of illustrations for *Aphrodite*, bringing together Laurens’s original suite and a color print by Raphaël Collin, believed to be the only one in existence. Paris, Pierre Duffau, 1897. In-4 volume (320 x 230 mm). Loose sheets in a cardboard cover, decorated with the title in plum and a gold-stamped vignette. 1 unnumbered leaf, 6 plates in a slipcase. The first plate is slightly yellowed at the margins. First edition. Limited edition of 150 numbered copies; this one is one of 100 on Holland paper (no. 57). The plates are numbered in pencil and signed on the plate. INCLUDED: A complete set on old Japanese paper of the 43 original color compositions by Raphaël Collin for the 1909 edition (Ferroud). A signed handwritten note by the expert Jean Barrier, stating that this is a: “Very rare, perhaps unique, set from the first attempt at color printing.” Slight foxing.
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