181 - GOURMONT (Rémy de). *Litanies de la Rose*. Illustrated and decorated by André Domin. Paris: René Kieffer, 1919. A square in-12 volume, in later Jansenist garnet morocco, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, original cover preserved, bordered slipcase.

GOURMONT (Rémy de). *Litanies de la Rose*. Illustrated and decorated by André Domin. Paris: René Kieffer, 1919. A square in-12 volume, in later Jansenist garnet morocco, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, original cover preserved, bordered slipcase. First illustrated edition of this superb Art Deco book, adorned with 59 stencil-watercolor compositions by André Domin. The illustrations, of great delicacy, consist of 59 full-page female figures, accompanied by woodcut floral borders printed in brown on a gold background. The text, entirely calligraphied by the artist, is set within rich decorative borders, making each spread a composition of remarkable aesthetic unity. André Domin (1883–1962), a renowned Art Deco interior designer and furniture designer—notably at the firm Dominique, which he founded with Marcel Genevrière—produced only a limited number of illustrated books. *Les Litanies de la Rose* ranks among his most accomplished bibliophilic works. Limited edition of 560 copies. ONE OF THE TOP 50 COPIES ON JAPAN PAPER, ACCOMPANIED BY A COMPLETE SET OF BLACK-AND-WHITE ILLUSTRATIONS ON THIN JAPAN PAPER. A beautiful copy with wide margins, bound in an elegant Jansenist binding in garnet morocco leather. Ex-libris “For my Pleasure” by F.-M. Pichérie.