Octave Mirbeau; Théodore Duret; Léon Werth; Frantz Jourdain — Cezanne

Paris, Bernheim-Jeune, Editeurs d'Art, 1914. no 12 of 100 on Japon paper. Color lithographed covers, 75 pages, 59 leaves of plates including one etching by Cezanne, and 6 original lithographs by Edouard Vuillard (after a self-portrait by Cezanne), Bonnard, Maurice Denis, Matisse, K.X. Roussel, Aristide Maillol and two reproductions of original drawings by Paul Signac, Felix Valloton. Also includes 4 tipped-in color plates of works by Cezanne and 46 full-page plates in bw of works by Cezanne. There are additional small bw images or illustrations tipped-in at several places within the text. 15.25" x 11.5" x 1" letterpress tissue guards for the original artwork. Text is in French. Preface by Octave Mirbeau; sample of Cezanne's handwriting, biographical texts and other writings. One of 100 copies printed on large Japon paper. Scarce, and a very solid copy. A total of 600 copies were printed: 100 on Japon; 100 on Arches, and 400 on regular paper. Internally VG and externally VG with age toning and light soiling to covers, 2" split beginning at base of front outer hinge .