171 - (Louis JOU). BERGSON (Henri). LAUGHTER: AN ESSAY ON THE MEANING OF THE COMIC.

(Louis JOU). BERGSON (Henri). LAUGHTER: AN ESSAY ON THE MEANING OF THE COMIC. Paris, Féquet and Baudier for the Bibliophiles du Palais, 1947. In-4°, amber Bradel vellum, front cover framed with red and gold fillets and decorated with a large painted design of interlaced black and green bands forming a diamond in the center, the whole interspersed with red and gilded fleurons; the back cover framed with red and gold fillets and decorated with a stylized black and green cross; linings and endpapers of decorated paper; gilt edges; covers and spine; soft slipcase and edged case (Ad. Lavaux). A charming edition with the text set in two columns in Montaigne typeface from the Deberny & Peignot foundry; it is adorned with a title page set within a broad foliage frame, 4 headbands, 28 large initials, and 5 woodcut end-piece illustrations by Louis JOU. Limited edition of 200 numbered copies on Lana vellum, this one inscribed to H.J. Donon-Maigret. COPY ENRICHED WITH 7 ORIGINAL INK DRAWINGS of initials, initialed in pencil by the artist, and one of the VERY RARE SETS OF 8 PLATES ON KOREAN FELT (title page, and 7 pages containing the 37 headpieces, initials, and footpieces); “Some sets of illustrations, unnumbered and not listed in the colophon, were printed on Korean felt” (Feuille, 95). Includes the menu for the Bibliophiles’ dinner, framed by a large woodcut with an additional pre-letter state, on Korean felt. SPLENDID COPY IN A VERY DECORATIVE BINDING, SIGNED BY ADRIEN LAVAUX.