207 - DERÈME (Tristan). A 5-volume set in 12mo format, first edition, well-bound.

DERÈME (Tristan). A 5-volume set in 12mo format, first edition, well-bound. 1/ *La verdure dorée*. Paris, Émile-Paul frères, 1922. Post-war half-chagrin, spine with 5 raised bands, covers and spine intact. Limited edition on large-format paper, limited to 50 numbered copies; this one, not for sale. A fine copy. 2/ *L'Escargot bleu*. Paris, Bernard Grasset, 1936. Post-war half-maroquin with corners, smooth spine bearing the title in gold, gilt head, covers and spine intact. Untrimmed. Spine slightly thinned. First edition. One of 9 copies on Holland paper (no. 5) following 8 on Japanese paper. 3/ *Le poisson rouge*. Paris, Bernard Grasset, 1934. Red post-period half-maroquin, smooth spine with gilt title, covers and spine intact. A fine copy. First edition on plain paper (Press Service). Autographed copy sent by the author to the writer and historian Auguste Bailly (1878–1967). 4/ *L'Onagre orangé*. Paris, Bernard Grasset, 1939. Post-war half-chagrin binding, smooth spine with decoration, covers and spine preserved (a handwritten note reads: “bound by Devauchelle”). First edition on plain paper, enhanced by an autographed dedication from the author to the writer Maurice Donnay (1859–1945). 5/ *La verdure dorée*. Portrait and vignettes engraved by Carlègle. Brussels, Éditions Un coup de dés…, 1929. Post-war half-chagrin binding, smooth spine with gilt title, covers intact. Printed in a run of 206 copies, plus a few non-commercial copies. This copy, one of the 200 printed on high-quality Dutch laid paper, is enhanced by a calling card bearing five handwritten lines by the author.