242 - NOAILLES, Anna de. *Exactitudes*.

NOAILLES, Anna de. *Exactitudes*. First edition reprinted in in-4 format on Imperial Japanese paper. An exceptional copy featuring an autographed dedication from the author to the painter László, in a perfect half-maroquin binding by Semet and Plumelle. Paris, Grasset, 1930. In-4, orange half-maroquin with cold-stamped corners, spine with cold-stamped raised bands, author’s name and title in gold lettering, date at the bottom, gilt head, untrimmed, covers and spine preserved (binding signed Semet & Plumelle). xx and 230 pages. Minor scuffing along the edges, a tiny tear repaired on the preserved cover. First edition of this collection of poetic and autobiographical prose by Anna de Noailles. One of 25 copies reprinted in in-4 format on Imperial Japan paper (No. VII). A rare copy enhanced by a beautiful autograph dedication by the author to the painter Philip Alexis de László (1869–1937) on the half-title page: “To my dear and precious friend, the illustrious László, whose famous portraits will carry me through the centuries—always loved! All my grateful admiration and sincere affection, Anna de Noailles.” The Musée d’Orsay holds one of these portraits, painted in 1913. It also includes two corrections in the author’s own hand, on pp. xv and 69, along with the attached errata sheet. A superb copy in a signed binding.