ARISTOPHANE. Lysistrata. New translation by C. Poyard. Forty - Lot 126

ARISTOPHANE. Lysistrata. New translation by C. Poyard. Forty etchings by BARTA. Fontenay-aux-Roses, Aux Editions de la Cigogne, 1932. Large in-4 full dark green morocco, windows in the center of each cover, delimited by a brick morocco border, each containing a copperplate representing a face, cold fillet framing the back covers, each decorated with a very large original gouache by the illustrator, smooth spine, title gilt vertically, gilt head, untrimmed, cover preserved, lined case (binding of the time) ORIGINAL EDITION of the large deluxe edition, limited to 109 copies only, this one ONE OF 59 ON MONTVAL PAPER. It is enclosed a handwritten certificate of origin, in the hand of the illustrator, dated and signed, accompanied by 2 portraits in ink, attesting that this binding, named "Lysistrata and Calonice", was conceived and realized by him, is UNIQUE and will never be reproduced. Expert Jean-Louis Beauvais Rare work, and unique personalized copy.