Published by Devambez / Georges Weil, Paris, 1910
Seller: Cole & Contreras / Sylvan Cole Gallery, Sitges, B, Spain
First Edition Signed
FIRST AND ONLY EDITION OF THIS FOUNDATIONAL TEXT IN THE FIELD OF WOMEN'S STUDIES, an examination of how art and literature depict the ways society has failed to protect women in vulnerable circumstances. 158 pp. plus numerous hors-texte illustrations, including TEN ORIGINAL PRINTS BY Charles Cottet, André Devambez, Abel Faivre, Gaston La Touche, Charles Léandre, Auguste Lepère, Bernard Naudin, Alfred Roll, Steinlen, and Jean Veber. EDITION LIMITED TO 250 NUMBERED COPIES, OF WHICH THIS IS ONE OF 220 PRINTED ON FINE ARCHES WOVE PAPER. Folio. Bound in publisher's boards with Japanese paper covers. FINE AND BRIGHT, LIKE NEW, WITH NO DEFECTS. Housed in the original board chemise and slipcases. PRISTINE AND COMPLETE COPIES LIKE THIS ONE ARE OF THE GREATEST RARITY.
Published by 1979,, 1979
Seller: Harteveld Rare Books Ltd., Marly, Switzerland
Signed
in-8°, tirage 30/100 signé en bas à droite Ch. Cottet 1 feuille. Please notify before visiting to see a book. Prices are excl. VAT/TVA (only Switzerland) & postage.