MOREAU. CARCO (Francis). Tableau de l'amour vénal. Paris, No - Lot 188

MOREAU. CARCO (Francis). Tableau de l'amour vénal. Paris, Nouvelle Revue Française, 1924. Small in-4, fawn morocco, smooth spine, silver-stamped author's name bordered by extended fillets on lower cover, cold-stamped title, upper cover decorated with a geometric composition of gold and palladium fillets, and gold and palladium filleting. decorated with a geometrical composition of gold and palladium fillets, and cold-stamped circles, counterplates edged in morocco decorated with 5 gold fillets, 5 palladium fillets and 3 cold-stamped fillets, cover and spine preserved, gilt head, case [Ollivier, Léotard, Povie] (spine very slightly faded). Edition illustrated with 12 lithographs by Luc-Albert Moreau. Limited edition of 335 copies: one of 315 (no. 122) on vellum pur fil Lafuma. A fine copy in an elegant Art Deco binding, dated 1927, designed and executed by Germaine de Léotard, Yvonne Ollivier and M. P. Povie. A disciple of Pierre Legrain, G. de Léotard distinguished herself in the '20s, winning a silver medal at the 1925 Exposition des Arts Décoratifs.