Clouzot, Marianne ; Willems, Antoinette

COLETTE La treille muscate. Illustrations by Marianne Clouzot. Paris M. Lubineau (des presses de D. Viglino 1955) In-8°. In ff. with illus. cover and publisher's slipcase. Very fine copy. First edition of 56 original drypoints, including 1 front and 4 full pages, a title finial, the rest playing with the text on each page, all under serpents. They are the work of M. Clouzot (1908-2007), daughter of art critic Henri Clouzot and cousin of the famous filmmaker. Edition of 600 copies, 25 of them uncut, one of the top 40 on Rives vellum, the only paper (no. 32) with 1 original drawing, the silk print of the front and 2 states of the engravings, one in black with remarks and the other definitive in bistre. Ref. Monod 3048. Joint, same format: Gevers, Marie - Six fleurs choisies dans l'Herbier légendaire. (Antwerp, J.-E. Buschmann, 1942). In ff. with ill. cover, fine copy. First edition illustrated with 6 drypoints enhanced with watercolors by Antoinette Willems. 1/75 (of 75 + 10 h.c.) on vellum (no. 44). (2 vols.)