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(Louis JOU). LABE (Louise). FOLLOWING ARE THE TWENTY-FOUR SONNETS OF LA LIONNOIZE. Preface by Marie Mauron. Les Baux-en-Provence, Les Livres de Louis Jou, 1946. In-4°, ivory Bradel vellum, front cover adorned with a delicate floral composition surrounding the title, double frame, gilt head, covers and spine, slipcase (L.R. Houades). A luxurious edition illustrated with 37 woodcuts engraved by Louis Jou, including a magnificent portrait of Louise Labé. Each of the 24 sonnets is presented at the center of a large framing woodcut featuring foliage and arabesque motifs. A unique print run of 125 copies; this one is ONE OF THE 5 NUMBERED ON IMPERIAL JAPANESE PAPER. “The main charm of this work lies in the 26 Renaissance-inspired engraved frames (title page, 24 sonnets, colophon), which rival one another in balance and lightness” (Feuille, no. 91) (Flety, 92). A MAGNIFICENT COPY IN AN ORIGINAL, PERFECTLY EXECUTED BINDING by Léone Houades, a bookbinder in Paris from 1943 to 1945.
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