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Villon, Jacques (1875-1963) Four illustrated limited editions.
1) André Frénaud's Poèmes de Brandebourg. Paris: Editions Gallimard, 1947. Quarto; copy number 42 of 170 numbered copies from a total run of 190; with a vignette title and 6 full-page color etchings each signed by Villon in pencil; loose as issued in the original printed publisher's wrapper with glassine; housed in the publisher's chemise and slipcase; 11 x 8 3/4 in.
2) Pierre Corrard's Poèsies. Paris: Librairie J. Meynial, 1937. Quarto; copy number 16 of 90 on Johannot paper (of 100 total), signed by author and artis; illustrated with 16 delicate etchings; loose as issued in publisher's wrappers printed in black and red and glassine wrapper in a custom red floral cloth chemise and slipcase; 11 x 9 in.
3) Algernon Swinburne's Laus Veneris. Paris: Editions Manuel Brucker, 1956. Folio; number 114 of 150 numbered copies signed by the artist; illustrated with 10 etchings with an additional eau-forte on Chine, and two extra suites in a separate printed wrapper: one in black-and white on Chine and the other in bistre on Arches, the first etching in each suite signed by Villon in pencil; loose as issued in pictorial wrappers, with glassine; housed in the publisher's gilt-lettered chemise and slipcase; 13 x 10 in.
4) Henri Pichette's Dents de Lait, Dents de Loup. Folio; number 93 of 135 copies signed by author and artist from a total edition of 211; illustrated with 13 etchings; loose as issued in original printed pictorial wrapper and publisher's silver-stamped cloth clamshell box; 14 1/2 x 10 3/4 in.
