BÉCAT (Paul-Émile) & DORAT. The kisses. Paris, Eryx, 1947. Large in-4, in ff, printed cover filled. 21 compositions by Paul Émile Bécat. Limited edition of 695 copies; n°212 of 195 on renage rag to which has been added a suite in black of the watercolors, a suite in black and a colored suite of the seven originals reserved for the copy n°1, and a refused plate in two states (not mentioned in the receipt). Cover browned, rare foxing, otherwise a good copy with E.A.S. from the artist.

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