LAURENCIN (Marie) - LA FAYETTE (Madame de). La Princesse de Clèves. Paris: Robert Laffont, 1947. - In-4, 280 x 223: 205 pp, (3 ff. last 2 blank), illustrated cover. Leaves, filled cover, publisher's beige folder and slipcase. Edition of 300 numbered copies on Papeteries du Marais vellum, printed by Daragnès and illustrated with 10 original etchings by Marie LAURENCIN (1883-1956), including 6 full-page etchings and 4 at the head of each section. One of 230 copies numbered from 51 to 280. Some soiling and wear to boards. Cover browned. 2-centimeter tear at one cover hinge.

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