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177 - LARBAUD (Valéry). *Beauté, mon beau souci...* Novel. Paris, La Nouvelle Revue Française, 1920. One volume, in-8 br., untrimmed, with an illustrated green cover.
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LARBAUD (Valéry). *Beauté, mon beau souci...* Novel. Paris, La Nouvelle Revue Française, 1920. One volume, in-8 br., untrimmed, with an illustrated green cover. FIRST EDITION and first printing of the 39 original engravings by J.E. Laboureur. A unique edition limited to 412 numbered copies on Lafuma-Navarre vellum. According to Paul Istel, quoted in 1927 in *Plaisir de bibliophile*, it was with this “charming novel by Valéry Larbaud” that “Laboureur definitively established his reputation.” In fact, according to Antoine Coron, this is “the first major book illustrated by Laboureur” and “one of his greatest achievements.” (S. Laboureur, II, no. 206 A. Coron., Jean-Emile Laboureur illustrateur, Nantes, 1996, p. 89.) COPY BELONGING TO CAMILLE BLOCH with a dedication from Larbeau featuring an original drawing by Laboureur. Included are 5 handwritten letters and 2 postcards from Larbaud addressed to C. Bloch regarding the book and other publications. AN EXCEPTIONAL COPY.
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