COLETTE Sidonie-Gabrielle. L'ingénue libertine. 15 eaux-fortes de Dignimont. Paris, Cité du livre,1928.
In-4 (286 x 240 mm): [5] ff., 237 pp., followed by suites and rejected proofs. Covers and spine preserved. Full midnight blue morocco with a pattern of gold bubbles on the boards and spine, smooth spine, author and title stamped in gold, gilt top edge, blue moiré endpapers, untrimmed, slipcase, and case (Barbance).
"Highly regarded and valued edition" (Carteret). A superb copy illustrated with 15 etchings by Dignimont. One of 15 copies on Imperial Japan paper, including one state and two proofs of the rejected plate, one state of the plates, and two suites. Exceptionally enriched with a large original watercolor signed by the artist.
Small white marks on the boards indicating a wax buildup.
