Very scarce

Boulestin, X. M., Ed. Laboureur, J. E., Marie Laurencin, D. H. Lawrence, Aldous Huxley, Max Jacob, Paul Nash et al. ~ The New Keepsake for the Year / Le Nouveau L’Année 1921 : Limited Edition

London and Paris: Chelsea Book Club for X. M. Boulestin : 1921

The sole printing published by London and Paris: Chelsea Book Club for X. M. Boulestin in 1921. No. '339' of 550 copies printed on velin a la cuve. Some text in French, some in English. The BOOK is in Very Good++ condition with the publisher's beveled yellow cloth having moderate age related markings and toning to the edges. Errata slip present. Light offsetting to the blank end-papers. Free from inscriptions. A little toning to the text-block. The contents are otherwise very good to fine with just a little light spotting to the edges in places.. All plates are present. Highlights in this wonderful anthology include 'Imaginary Conversation'- Kenelm and Venetia Digby ; D. H. Lawrence's 'Adolf' ; 'The Black Cap' by Katherine Mansfield ; Paul Nash's striking woodcut 'The Sea Wall' ; Gromaire's woodcut 'Bois au canif' ; 'La fille au litre' by Laboureur ; Marie Laurencin's etching 'La Perruque' ; original etching by A. Dunoyer de Segonzac, a weird poem on a Tarzan movie by John J. Adams (perhaps the first literary work based on a Tarzan film), 'Jazz', a tune with a foxtrot beat and lyrics by Aldous Huxley. The book is protected in a removable Mylar archival cover. Scarce.

BINDING: Hardcover
CONDITION: Very Good++