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236 - THE BOOK OF EROS. [Paris], Draeger for the Book Club, 1970. Large quarto, orange leather, gilt lettering on the covers, title running lengthwise on the spine, gilt head (Publisher’s binding).
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THE BOOK OF EROS. [Paris], Draeger for the Book Club, 1970. Large quarto, orange leather, gilt lettering on the covers, title running lengthwise on the spine, gilt head (Publisher’s binding). 100 engravings, monotypes, and gouaches by Pierre-Yves Trémois. An anthology containing poems by Bernard de Ventadour, Molinet, Clément Marot, Du Bellay, Louise Labé, Ronsard, Jodelle, La Fontaine, Victor Hugo, Nerval, Alfred de Musset, Baudelaire, Mallarmé, Verlaine, Apollinaire, Breton, Éluard, etc., compiled and introduced by Alain Bosquet. Binding by Jacques Ébrard, based on a design by Mario Prassinos. One of five copies on Arches vellum, to which an original drawing, a copper engraving, and a set of plates on Lana chiffon vellum have been added. The volume and the additions are presented in a slipcase provided by the publisher. The original drawing listed in the colophon is not included. Appraiser: Mr. Dominique Courvoisier
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