Douze Quatrains by Bragenell, Pierre - 1923

Paris: Cythere, 1923. 4to, binding by Canape of 3/4 turquoise morocco and marbled boards; spine with gilt-bordered floral design in five compartments with raised bands, gilt lettered. Original paper wrappers bound in, Pretty binding in fine condition, contents bright and clean. Inscribed by the author on the colophon. One of 250 copies. Twelve erotic illlustrations with lesbian themes in bright pochoir color by Gerda Wegener, Art Deco painter and illustrator of Vogue and various French magazines. Born Gerda Gottleib in 1886, she married Einar Wegener, a fellow Danish artist who came out as a transsexual woman and was her favorite model. Her work, unsigned, is identified by the tiny domino mask at bottom of each plate. Pascal Pia, Les Livres de l'Enfer, 1123-1124.. Morocco and Boards. Fine. Illus. by Gerda Wegener. 4to.