[U.C.A.D. XXe BOOKBINDINGS]. - Lot 209

[U.C.A.D. XXe BOOKBINDINGS]. A significant collection of bookbindings bearing the U.C.A.D. mark, in Art Deco vellum or with decorative borders. (ca. 1920–1940). Bindings created by students at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris. -GRAPPE, Georges. H. Fragonard, Painter of Love in the 18th Century. Paris, L’Edition d’Art H. Piazza, 1913. 2 vols., in-8, full vellum with gold and silver geometric decoration, plain spine, author and title in gold, gold and silver fillet framing on the headbands, original cover preserved [U.C.A.D. Rel.] -DENIS. The Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi, translated from Italian by André Pératé. Paris, l’Art Catholique, 1919. Quarto, ivory Bradel-bound vellum, mosaic-patterned framing on the covers with a vignette featuring geometric motifs on the upper cover, gilt head (framing on the covers is missing). -DROUART. BOYLESVE, René. *Le Meilleur Ami*. Paris, Arthème Fayard & Cie, [20th century]. In-8, ivory Bradel-style vellum with painted gold and silver geometric decoration (vellum slightly soiled). - DELAW, Georges / GUEGAN, Wally-Anne. Andersen’s Fairy Tales. Paris, Aux Editions de la Sirène, 1920. Quarto, 117 pp., ivory half-vellum in Bradel binding, gilt title on spine, cover and spine preserved (stains on the vellum). - HERMANN-PAUL. COLETTE. *La Ronde de Nuit*. Paris, Le Livre de Demain, Arthème Fayard & Cie Editeurs, [n.d. – 19th century]. In-8, blue marbled half-percaline in the Bradel style, painted decoration on the covers, gilt headband, cover and spine preserved. - The Song of Roland. New translation based on the original texts. Paris, La Renaissance du Livre, Jean Gillequin & Cie. In-12, ivory parchment of the period, mosaic decoration on the covers and gilt title on the upper cover, gilt headband, cover preserved (parchment slightly yellowed). - DELTEIL, Joseph. *Les Poilus*, an epic. Paris, B. Grasset, 1926. In-8, VIII-231-(2) pp., full vellum with gold and silver arrow motifs, plain spine with garnet title label, gold and silver fillet framing on the endbands, cover preserved [U.C.A.D. Rel.] (water stains on the upper cover) - SARRUTT. MAUROIS, André. *Les Silences du Colonel Bramble*. Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1929. In-8, havana morocco signed U.C.A.D. with mosaic decoration on the covers and spine, triple gold fillet framing the endpapers (spine worn). -TIRMAN. KIPLING, Rudyard. *Letters from Japan*. Translated by Louis Fabulet and Arthur Austin-Jackson. Paris, René Kieffer, 1925. In-8, full chocolate morocco signed U.C.A.D. and A. Verley on the upper endpaper and M. Bobet inv. and M. T. Aschbacher on the lower spine with 4 raised bands; title and author’s name gilt on the spine; title silver-stamped on the upper cover; endpapers and half-leather edges lined with moiré silk; double marbled endpapers; cover and spine preserved (spine worn). - STENDHAL, The Abbess of Castro, Italian Chronicle. Paris: Le Livre, 1923. In-8, modern half-basane with corners (scuffing at the joints). And various others... Provenance: from the library of Pierre Séjourné. Pierre Séjourné (1930–1993), a Parisian bookseller and lover of bookbindings, a flutist, and an enthusiast of literature and classical music, frequented both the Parisian artistic and literary circles and the world of the Decorative Arts and their schools through his uncle, the architect and academician Albert Laprade. Also an author and actor, he devoted himself to writing and performing his own plays, which were staged primarily in the Paris region.