[SAUVAGE]. Pierre LOUŸS. Contes antiques. Paris, Éditions du - Lot 296

[SAUVAGE]. Pierre LOUŸS. Contes antiques. Paris, Éditions du Bois Sacré, 1929. Large in-4, leaves. Monod, I-7398 /// (4f.)-CLXXXIII-(2f. including one blank) 32 splendid color copper-engraved illustrations in the text by Sylvain Sauvage, including the frontispiece, 8 compositions with integrated red lettering, 22 very large chapter-heads covering almost all the pages and one composition in the text. The volume is also sprinkled with numerous ornaments and initials in red and black. Limited edition of 237 copies, this being one of 185 on vellum (no. CXXXV). Cover slightly torn. Also by the same author: Les Chansons de Bilitis. Translated from the Greek. Paris, Sylvain Sauvage, 1927. In-4, leaves, folder and slipcase. Fine edition with 36 color illustrations in the text by Sylvain Sauvage. Limited edition of 287 copies, probably a trial copy on Montval laid paper with the first leaf, containing the false title and justification, unprinted. Heavy tear to one leaf (p. 61).