Raymond Radiguet; Paul-Emile Becat — Le Diable au Corps
Editions Georges Gullot Paris First Thus Near Fine Condition 28cm x 22cm. 184 pages, 2 original drawings, 16 hand-coloured plates, 32 black and white plates. Original lettered wrappers, chemise, slipcase. Text is in French. The Devil in the Flesh. The story of a young married woman's affair with a teenage boy while her husband is away fighting in WWI. First published in 1923, this is the first edition with erotic illustrations by Becat, and with an introduction by Jean Cocteau. The superlative issue, one of 16 numbered copies on Japanese paper with an original signed drawing in pencil and white gouache, with the composition then hand coloured and signed by Becat, the 16 illustrations by Becat hand coloured by Jean and Paulette Monnier, followed by a suite containing the illustrations in black in two states, on Japanese paper and Rives vellum. Text is in French. A couple of very edge creases. Minor shelf wear to chemise, moderate to slipcase. Category: Literature & Fiction; Artwork; Sexuality::Art & Erotica; 20th Century: 1950s; French Language; Sexuality. Inventory No: 0036125.
