[Pierre Mac-Orlan.] La semaine secrète de Vénus / Illustrée de 8 lithographies [par Marcel Vertès]. — La chronique clandestine de 1919 à 1925 [Paris: Paul Cotinaud, 1926].

Description: Publisher’s tan French flapped wrappers, in glassine DJ, 25.4 x 19.4 cm, collated in-4to, lettered LA SEMAINE | SECRÈTE DE | VÉNUS | {fleuron} ||, outer margin uncut.

Title-page: ≈ | LA SEMAINE | SECRÈTE | DE VÉNUS | Illustrée de huit Dessins | originaux reproduits en | lithographie et coloriés | {vignette} | LA CHRONIQUE CLANDESTINE | ≈ de 1919 à 1925 ≈ ||

Limitation: Unique copy on Vieux Japon enriched with original drawings and suites of plates, № 1-25 on Japon Imperial, enriched with 1 drawing and 3 suites of plates, № 26-275 on vélin d’Arches «avec les sept lithos en couleurs»; total print run – 275+1. This is copy № 70.

Collation: π³ (blank, h.t./limit., t.p.), 1-15⁴ χ¹, total 64 leaves plus 7 plates, lithographs after drawings by Marcel Vertès, extraneous to collation.

Note: Eight lithographs stated in the title are 7 plates AND a vignette on the title page. Vokaer attributes the printer/publisher as "Imprimerie Daragnès" and the year of publication as 1925.

Pagination: [6] 2 blanks, 2 h.t. / limit., 2 t.p., [1-2] 3-115 [7] ; total 128 pages plus ils.

Catalogue raisonné: Dutel (1920-1970): № 2386; Pia (Enfer) 1317; Nordmann (1): 246; Vokaer (1967): 8,

Contributors :

Pierre Mac-Orlan (French, 1882 – 1970) – author.

Marcel Vertès [Marcell Vértes] (Jewish-Hungarian-French, 1895 – 1961) – artist.

Paul Cotinaud – publisher (per Dutel)

Coulouma (Argenteuil) – printer (per Dutel).