LOUYS (Pierre) -BARBIER (George) - LEPAPE (Georges) - Aphrod - Lot 200

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LOUYS (Pierre) -BARBIER (George) - LEPAPE (Georges) - Aphrod - Lot 200
LOUYS (Pierre) -BARBIER (George) - LEPAPE (Georges) - Aphrodite, mœurs antiques. Paris : Les Bibliophiles de l'Amérique latine, [1954]. -2 volumes in-8, leaves, filled cover, publisher's folder and slipcase. One of the most sought-after editions of this text, printed in only 150 copies, illustrated by two of the most important illustrators of the 20th century, George BARBIER (1882-1932) and Georges LEPAPE (1887-1971). The seventh work published by the Compagnie des bibliophiles de l'Amérique latine, it is illustrated with over 100 woodcut compositions by the two artists, printed by Pierre Bouchet, with the collaboration of Pierre Jean Mathan. Of the more than 100 illustrations in this edition, 52 are in color: one for the cover, one for the title page, 8 full-page and 42 in the text. The illustrations are accompanied by numerous gilded ornaments, including 32 initials and several culs-de-lampe. A chapel copy, without the justification leaf, printed on wove paper. Fine foxing on pages 309 and 312. Provenance: Pierre Jean Mathan Collection.
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