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253 - ROUVEYRE, André. *Le Gynécée*. A collection preceded by a co…
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ROUVEYRE, André. *Le Gynécée*. A collection preceded by a commentary by Remy de Gourmont. Paris, Société du Mercure de France, 1909. In-4 (27.5 x 22 cm), beige half-shagreen with corner pieces, spine with four raised bands decorated with gilt metal. Gilt fillet on the covers, gilt head. Binding signed H. Capelle. Cover and spine intact. Volume comprising 6 pp. and 76 plates. Slight scuffing to the head and corners. First edition of these 76 full-page reproductions of erotic drawings by André Rouveyre (1879–1962), preceded by an unpublished commentary by Rémy de Gourmont. “In order to preserve the original character of this work, Rouveyre completely destroyed his drawings, and all the text drawn and engraved on wood by P.E. Vibert was burnt after the print run” (publisher). Illustrator and writer, a friend of Matisse and Paul Léautaud, André Rouveyre (1879–1962) presents here sketches of nudes, accompanied by a text remarkably calligraphied by P.E. Vibert. Printed in a run of 1,510 copies. This copy, one of 1,000 on imitation Japanese paper, bears the number 1,186. A very fine, untrimmed copy, enhanced by a handwritten letter dated 11 June 1919 from André Rouveyre to the writer and journalist Gaston de Pawlosky (1874–1933, best known for his science-fiction novel *Voyage au pays de la quatrième dimension*, 1911) concerning, amongst other things, the last article published by Apollinaire (who died on 9 November 1918), another letter from the same author (probably to the same recipient) dated 30 June 1919, again concerning Apollinaire (1 p., in-8), and a handwritten text monogrammed A.R. (1 p., in-8)
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