Pierre COMBET-DESCOMBES (1885-1966) Illustrator - Lot 267

Pierre COMBET-DESCOMBES (1885-1966) Illustrator Reunion of two (2) works illustrated by the artist -José de BÉYRIS (1883-1957) Gloire. Soleil des morts, Lyon, Éditions Maison des Deux-Collines, 1919. First edition in a soft cover with flaps, containing six independent leaves of four pages each, numbered 1 to 6. Illustrated with twenty-three drawings by Pierre Combet-Descombes, one of which has been printed separately in a variant of the original. One of 250 justified copies on plain paper Bookplate of the Lyonnais industrialist, patron and writer Mathieu Varille Provenance: Jean Varille Collection, Lyon -José de BÉYRIS (1883-1957) and Victor MICHEL Notre-Dame-de-Pitié, Lyon, Éditions Maison des Deux-Collines, 1919, Original edition with 28 pages of prose and poems in a soft cover with flaps, embellished with twenty-two drawings by Pierre Combet-Descombes (frontispiece and ornaments). One of 185 numbered copies on Alfa vellum. Dedicated by Victor Michel Bookplate of the Lyonnais industrialist, patron and writer Mathieu Varille. Provenance: Jean Varille Collection, Lyon Very slight stains on cover, some pages foxed. H. 22.5 cm - L. 17 cm and H. 23.5 cm - L. 18 cm