Dratz, Constant ; Van Rysselberghe, Théo ; Horne, Herbert P.

(OLIN, Pierre-Marie) Légendes puériles. [Drawings by Theo Van Rysselberghe [Brussels] (widow Monnom 1891) In-12 square (some light spotting). Publisher's br. (edges chipped and missing). Not trimmed. First edition of these 7 tales first published in "La Wallonie", dedicated to 7 women among whom Maria Monnom, daughter of the printer-publisher and wife of Van Rysselberghe. This one realized the 7 bands in black (1 in olive green) and the lettering of the cover title, the title and the titles of the tales. Edition at 150 copies (+ 14 unjustified letters) on old Japan paper (n° 3). Ref. Fontainas, Van Rysselberghe, 54-55. Prov. Mme Maurice de Smet de Naeyer de Thier (nominative ex.). Jointly, 3 original editions, ed. br. (except 1st vol.): 1. Destrée, Olivier-Georges - Poèmes sans rhmes. London, The author (Chiswick print), 1894. In-8°. Bradel blue half-basane mod. (spine faded). Title ornament and lettering after the design of Herbert P. Horne. Ex. not right. on laid paper. - 2 Dominique, Jean [pseud. of Marie Closset] - L'ombre des roses. Poems followed by Gilles en blanc (Brux.), Éd. du Cyclamen (des presses de l'Auxiliaire bibliographique), 1901. In-8° square. 1/250 (out of 355, of which 5 are numbered) on hollande (3rd paper). Beautiful ornamentation in mauve by Th. Van Rysselberghe. With aut. dispatch from the author signed with her pseudonym, "for Lange-Mie" and decorated with an Indian ink drawing enhanced with watercolor. Ref. Fontainas, Van Rysselberghe, 39 sq. - 3 Delacre, Jules - The white roses. Brux, H. Lamertin (imp. Mme Monnom), 1906. In-12 (Browsing and browning on the cover, spine incomplete). Ornamentation in orange by Constant Dratz. Ex. on laid paper (4 vols.)