Colette, Willy. L'ingénue libertine / Eaux-fortes de Louis Icart. — Paris: Éditions Excelsior, 1926.
Author/Editor
Colette, Sidonie-Gabrielle [Colette] (French, 1873–1954) Gauthier-Villars, Henry [Willy] (French, 1859–1931)
Title-page: COLETTE WILLY | — | L'ingénue libertine | EAUX-FORTES DE LOUIS ICART | ❧ | ÉDITIONS EXCELSIOR | 27, Quai de la Tournelle | Paris | 1926 ||
Description: French cream flapped wrappers 33.5 x 26 cm with gilt lettering to front and spine, printed on wove paper (Japon Impérial), [2] blank, [1-4] h.t. / limitation, t.p. / citations, 5-191 [3] colophon, plus 20 plates of coloured etchings and 20 plates of b/w etchings, incl. frontispiece. Edition enriched with an autograph letter signed by Colette tipped in after limitation.
Edition: limited to 546 copies of which one (№ UN) is unique, printed on Papier de Chine with original colour drawings, 55 (№ 1-50 + 5 H.C.) on Japon Impérial, 65 (№ 51-100 +15 H.C.) on Hollande van Gelder, and 425 (№ 101-500 + 25 H.C.) on vergé paper BFK Rives. This copy is № 48, enriched with Colette a.l.s. and an extra suite of plates. Printed on December 3, 1926, at Arrault et Cie in Tours.
Transcript of a.l.s.: "De deux romans (Minne et Les égarements de Minne) qui ne portèrent pas ma signature, j’en ai fait un seul : l’Ingénue libertine. La première partie trouve encore grâce à mes yeux ; je suis plus sévère pour la deuxième et dernière, [mot rayé] superflue et qui sent le travail. Cette libertine aurait bien dû en rester à l’ingénuité. — Colette"
Contributors:
Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette [a.k.a. Colette] (French, 1873 – 1954) – author.
Henry Gauthier-Villars [a.k.a. Willy] (French, 1859 – 1931) – author.
Louis Icart (French, 1888 – 1950) – artist.
Additional Information
| Collection | Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Subject | 20th century , French literature , Illustrated books , Lithography , Modern literature |
| Media/Technique | Etching , Hand-colouring , Wove paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1926 |
| Creation / Publishing date | 03-DEC-1926 |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus , Limited |
| Binding | Softcover , Wrappers |
| Acquisition year | 2021 |
