POWILEWICZ (André-Jean). A set of 10 in-12 volumes from his - Lot 187

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POWILEWICZ (André-Jean). A set of 10 in-12 volumes from his - Lot 187
POWILEWICZ (André-Jean). A set of 10 in-12 volumes from his personal library, the bindings of which he decorated himself, and most of which are embellished with original illustrations. A medical doctor, author, and illustrator, A.-J. Powilewicz illustrated a 1923 work by his colleague Dr. Charles Foix, *Une trilogie: Adonis - Silène - La tragédie de Dionysos*, published in Paris by Jonquières. He is also the author of a collection of short stories, *Gloire triste*, followed by an *Essay on Boredom*, illustrated with his own drawings and published by the same publisher in 1929. - BARRÈS (M.) *Leurs figures*. Paris, Émile-Paul, [c. 1917]. Ivory parchment, smooth spine, author’s name and title in gold lettering, handwritten date at the bottom, gilt headband. The covers and spine have been decorated (with India ink, gouache, and watercolor) with revolutionary motifs on the upper cover and spine, and with a map of the Isthmus of Panama on the lower cover. Signed by A.-J. Powilewicz on the page preceding the half-title page. - CLAUDEL (P.). *Le père humilié*. Paris, NRF, 1920. Azure Bradel-style cloth, smooth spine, author and title in gold, date at the bottom, gilded headband; cover and spine intact. The front and back covers and the spine have been decorated with white and gold gouache depicting Roman ecclesiastical motifs. First edition. Print run of 1,373 copies: one of the 800 reserved for the Friends of the First Edition among the 1,040 printed on pure-thread Lafuma vellum from Voiron (no. 252). Decorated binding; the copy is enriched with original illustrations, including a frontispiece, a title page, 4 insert pages, and the design for the binding decoration on 3 leaves. - SIMÉON, FRANCE (A.). *Le Livre de mon ami*. Paris: Crès, 1921. Illustrated edition featuring 80 woodcuts by F. Siméon. White Bradel-style vellum, smooth spine, handwritten title, gilt head, cover and spine preserved. The covers and spine have been decorated in gouache with a scattering of small flowers within a broad latticework of blue lines. Copy no. 845 on Rives paper. It contains the original design for this binding (2 folios illustrated in colored pencil). The endpapers are illustrated; Powilewicz’s signature in pencil. - GIRAUDOUX (J.). *Suzanne et le Pacifique*. Paris, Émile-Paul Frères, 1921. Azure Bradel-style cloth, smooth spine, author’s name and title in gold, date at the bottom, gilded head, covers preserved, covers decorated with white gouache motifs. First edition. Decorated binding and copy enriched with original illustrations: a frontispiece and a title page, a final illustration sheet featuring a silhouette of an island, the binding design (3 leaves, one of which shows the spine design that was not implemented), and the endpapers and flyleaves adorned with flowers. - GOBINEAU. Les Pléiades. Paris, Au Sans Pareil, 1921. Navy blue Bradel-style cloth, smooth spine, author’s name and title in gold lettering, date at the bottom, gilt headband, cover and spine. The covers and spine were decorated with gouache to resemble a starry sky. Second volume in the “La Bonne Compagnie” collection. Print run of 1,205 copies: one of 1,000 on Lafuma de Voiron vellum (no. 892). Enriched with original illustrations: a frontispiece, an additional title page, and a page marking the end of the illustrations; Powilewicz’s signature in pencil. - GOBINEAU. L'abbaye des Typhaines. Paris, NRF, 1922. Green Bradel-style cloth binding, smooth spine, author’s name and title in gold lettering, date at the bottom, gilt headband; covers and spine preserved, front and back covers decorated. First edition. Copy on pure-thread vellum, no. 42. Enriched with original illustrations: a frontispiece, a title page, 4 insert pages, a “illustrations complete” leaf, and 2 binding design sheets. - GOBINEAU. *La fleur d’or*. Paris, Grasset, 1923. Azure Bradel-style cloth, smooth spine, author’s name and title in gold, date at the bottom, gilt head, covers and spine preserved. The corners of the covers and the spine are adorned with floral motifs. Numbered copy, enriched with original illustrations: a frontispiece, 4 hors-texte portraits, a page marking the end of the illustrations, and a page showing the proposed bookbinding design. - GOBINEAU. *The Lucky Prisoner, or The Adventures of Jean de La Tour-Miracle*. Paris: Grasset, 1924. Green Bradel-style cloth, author’s name and title in gold lettering, gilded headband; cover and spine preserved; the front and back covers and the spine have been decorated with gouache and pastel designs, featuring a turreted coat of arms in the center of the front cover. Numbered copy, enriched with original illustrations: a frontispiece, 4 separate-block portraits, a folio of completed illustrations, and 3 folios of binding designs. Pencil signature by Powilewicz. - HELD, LOUŸS (P.). Scenes of Courtesans by Lucien. Illustrations by Jean Held. Paris, Borel, 1902. White parchment, smooth spine, author’s name and title in gold, gilt headpiece, cover and spine preserved, gouache decoration on the covers and spine. - MÉTIVET. LOUŸS (P.). The Adventures of King Pausolus. Paris, Fasquelle, 1906. Ivory parchment, smooth spine, author and title gilded, gilded headpiece.
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