VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM, Auguste de, and AVATI, Mario. *Contes Cruels*.

VILLIERS DE L'ISLE-ADAM, Auguste de, and AVATI, Mario. *Contes Cruels*. A rare copy of this modern illustrated edition, featuring 25 original etchings by Mario Avati, further enriched by five preparatory pastels signed by the artist, two copperplate prints, and a set of all the compositions on pearlescent Japanese paper. Paris, Cercle Grolier, 1956. Quarto, loose-leaf, in a cardboard folder and a gray and black slipcase. 117 pp., 25 etchings, including 10 full-page ones. Some slight scuffing

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