Maurice Druon (Raymond Thuilier, illustrator) (Valéry Giscard d'Estaing association copy) — Splendeur provençale. Lithographies originales de Raymond Thuilier. (Valery Giscard d'Estaing association copy) (Provence)

Les Baux-en-Provence, Aux Depens d'un Amateur, A SPECIAL COPY PRINTED FOR VALERY GISCARD D'ESTAING, FUTURE PRESIDENT OF FRANCE. A wonderful privately-printed livre d'artiste celebrating the beauty and serenity of Provence. Illustrated with 15 ORIGINAL COLOR LITHOGRAPHS BY RAYMOND THUILIER, EIGHT OF WHICH ARE DOUBLE-PAGE. From a total edition of 195 numbered copies printed on extremely fine Arches wove paper, this is ONE OF ONLY 25 COPIES WITH A SECOND SUITE OF THE COLOR LITHOGRAPHS. An outstanding association copy, PRINTED FOR FRENCH PRESIDENT (and bibliophile) VALERY GISCARD D'ESTAING AND HIS WIFE, as specified in the justification. Folio. Loose as issued in the original wraps, cloth chemise and slipcase. FINE AND BRIGHT.