LELONG (René) & BOYLESVE (René). La Leçon d'amour dans un Parc. Paris, Romagnol, 1923. Large in-8 paperback, filled illustrated cover in color + 1 volume of suites à part in ff. under filled cover. Color plates h.-t., g. s. c. compositions in-t., vignettes, culs-de-lampe lettrines and ornaments g. s. b. in black with gilt enhancement, all by R. Lelong. Edition of 300 copies; no. 76 of 100 in-8° jesus on Japon, containing 3 states of hors texte (state in black and state in red with remarks, state in color in the text) and 2 states of vignettes (state in red and state in black in the text). A good copy.

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