1906 ❧ LOUŸS, PIERRE. 1870-1925. VIDAL, PIERRE. 1849-1929, illustrator. Les Aventures du Roi Pausole. Paris: Librairie Lecampion, A. Blaizot, Éditeur, 1906. 4to (272 x 204 mm). 82 original compositions lithographed in colors by Pierre Vidal, interspersed throughout the text as headpieces, tailpieces, full-page vignettes, and decorative borders; 41 ornamental initials. Contemporary brown morocco gilt, upper cover with interwoven strapwork panel, spine in 6 compartments with 5 raised bands gilt, turn-ins gilt, decorated silk doublures and endleaves, edges gilt, stamp-signed by P. Affolter. LIMITED EDITION, number 146 of 325 copies on specially manufactured vélin de Rives paper, from a total edition of 375 copies. The FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION of Louÿs's brilliant, libertine satire set in the utopian kingdom of Tryphème. Pierre Vidal, a highly regarded watercolorist and illustrator closely attached to the Cabinet des estampes of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, spent years preparing these delicate, lighthearted designs. His artwork perfectly captures the sensual, elegant, and playful aesthetic of Belle Époque French culture, utilizing intricate architectural frameworks and floral borders that wrap naturally around the text blocks. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing