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BIBESCO, Marthe Lucie, Princess. Au Jardin de Marcel Proust [Paris:] Grasset, 1968. 4°, title printed in red and black, original wrappers lettered in red and black. LIMITED TO 300 COPIES, THIS NO. 105 OF 250 "SUR VELIN PUR FIL." PRESENTATION COPY, an additional half title (unbound) inscribed, "à Violet Trefusis, Royaliste, romantique, romancière et personnage de roman, qui a choisi Saint Loup pour résidence, Florence pour Capitale, et Paris pour passer le temps, cette invitation à faire ensemble une promenade sentimentale ... son amie Marthe Bibesco, 23 Avril 1968." MALRAUX, André. Psychologie de l' Art, [Paris & Geneva:] Albert Skira, 1947-50. 3 volumes, 4°, plates and illustrations, some coloured, original pictorial wrappers, volume III in slipcase. PRESENTATION COPY, volume II inscribed on front free endpaper, "Pour Mrs Billy avec le bien sympattique souvenir de A. Malraux." LORRAIN, Jean. Monsieur de Bougrelon, Paris: Les Editions d' Art Devambez, 1927. 4°, title printed in red and black, 16 coloured etched plates and illustrations by Etienne Drian original wrappers. LIMITED TO 407 COPIES, THIS NO. 239 OF 250 "SUR VELIN D' ARCHES." With 17 other books including William Thomas Beckford's Le Vathek ... avec preface par Stéphen Mallarmé (Paris, 1876, limited to 220 copies), Stendhal's Armance (Frankfurt, 1920, illustrated by Ottomar Starke limited edition) and works by Jacques Chastenet, Philippe Jullian, Marie Laure and others, most inscribed presentation copies to Violet Trefusis. (22)