LÉVY, Lucette H., bookbinder. COLETTE. ~ La Maison de Claudine.
One of 30 copies on japon, signed by the editor, of a total edition of 333 copies, with an extra suite of the woodcuts bound next to each individual woodcut. Colour woodcuts by André Deslignières. Sm. 4to., original bookbinding by Lucette Lévy signed on the front turn-in of full green/blue morocco with a leather copy of one of the woodcuts in superb onlaid tan calf and green, blue, pale green, white, light and eggshell blue moroccos, tooled in blind producing a remarkable textured image, spine with raised bands lettered in gilt, turn ins and edges with art deco style gilt fillets and onlaid morocco borders, edges with black circles and gilts tooled patterns, dramatic metallic patterned endpapers, original wrappers bound in, housed in the original chemise and slipcase of green/blue morocco and metallic patterned paper. Spine slightly darkened, otherwise a very good copy.
Andre Deslignières’ colour woodcuts are extremely charming and set off this printing perfectly. Levy has responded to them with an masterful reproduction of one of cuts in many coloured moroccos and calf - a masterclass in technique and blind tooling.