Erotic tales by LOUYS & LYDIS: Bilitis, Aphrodite & more

Description

Collection of novels and short stories by Pierre LOUYS, illustrated by Mariette LYDIS. Includes 'Les chansons de Bilitis', 'La femme et le pantin', 'Aphrodite', 'Les aventures du Roi Pausole', 'Sanguines', 'Archipel', and 'Psyché'. Paris, Union Latine d'Editions, 1934-1937. 7 volumes in large octavo format, 210-166-258-340-218-248-190 pages. 89 illustrations by Mariette LYDIS: 54 plates (22 in color) and 35 in-text drawings, reproduced as facsimiles by Daniel Jacomet. Publisher's bindings in green art deco boxed cloth (signed Ranseynes & Fils), gilt tops, slightly sun-bleached spines, fresh interiors, in slipcases. Includes promotional material. Numbered edition on wove paper, printed for Maurice Delanglade. Fine copy.