Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Valery, Paul. Erni, Hans. Cantate du Narcisse (Libretto).

With 25 (9 full- or double-page in white on black) orig. lithographs by Hans Erni. (46) leaves. Large 4to. Loose quires as issued in orig. printed wrappers, illus. cardboard sleeve, and PVC folder. – (Paris), Les Centraux Bibliophiles, 1956.

One of 140 numbered copies on vélin de Montval. Set by Jean Paul Vibert in a John Baskerville type of 1764. The lithographs were hand-printed by Mourlot frères, Paris. – Cramer 19; Monod 10864. – Marginal browning to first and last page due to offsetting by the wrapper’s margins. – Best.-Nr. 20564