Jammes, Francis. - Pomme d'anis. S.l. [Paris], Le Cheval de - Lot 18

Jammes, Francis. - Pomme d'anis. S.l. [Paris], Le Cheval de Bois, 1946. Small in-4 bound in full orange-toned Tyrian pink morocco, smooth spine with boards decorated with 19 vertical gilt fillets running over the spine flaps. Spine adorned with 7 vertical fillets broken by gilded titling, mouse suede-lined spandrels framed in gilded fillet, double endpapers, covers and spine preserved, gilded edges, half-fauve morocco overlay dust jacket with flaps, titled spine, shaped and bordered slipcase (E. et A. Maylander) - [2 ff.], 121 pp., [1 f. justification]. Illustrated with 38 woodcuts in color by Grau-Sala. Edition of 312 numbered copies, this one of 7 on Chine à la forme containing a suite on Chine (and not on Arches as announced), a decomposition of an engraving on Arches (14 colors with the series of 13 intermediate upright passages), and 2 original gouache drawings (instead of 1 announced). Copy no. 12 after 5 old Japon à la forme. The color decomposition has scattered foxing.