Chimot, Édouard
PATORINI, Aurelius The Madman. Poems. Illustrated edition by Édouard Chimot. Comprising six etchings engraved by the artist and six woodcuts after his drawings by L.-P. Sauget. Paris aux dépens des auteurs (1921) Gr. in-8° (rare stains marg.). Demi-daim plum with corners, ornamented paper boards, smooth spine decorated in gilt with small mosaic pastilles in red morocco throughout, gilt t., cover and spine cons. (spine and top of upper cover much faded, a small part rubbed on lower cover). First edition of this collection of poems by the writer and journalist Patorini (1880-1955), an anti-fascist activist. Illustrated with 6 hors-texte, mostly in color, and 6 in-text vignettes in sepia. Edition of 245 copies, one of 150 on Arches vellum (no. 196).
