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CATS. Fervent lovers and austere scholars alike...

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CATS. Fervent lovers and austere scholars alike love in their ripe season. À l'enseigne de l'auteur qui ne veut pas dire son nom, 1932. In-folio sheets of 8 ff, 15 plates, in red flap folder decorated on the first cover with a triangular black cat's head. Collection of 15 plates lithographed in color by a pupil of Edouard Chimot, then a collaborator of the publisher Devambez. They are matted and titled: Brune - Blonde - A l'espagnole - Le Chat botté - Les Siamois - Le Chat noir - Patte de velours - Le Chat qui dort - La Chatte bleue de Perse - Le Chatton - Le Chat sauvage - Chat perché - Obsession - Cauchemar - Le petit Chat est mort. Limited edition of 250 copies, one of 20 artist's copies H.C. Provenance: bookplate M. L. Bibliography: Dutel 1213.