GÉRALDY (Paul). — You and Me. Illustrations by Charles Guéri - Lot 112

GÉRALDY (Paul). — You and Me. Illustrations by Charles Guérin. Paris: L'Édition d'Art H. Piazza, 1932. In-8, paperback, illustrated full-color board cover, with the publisher’s cloth slipcase and dust jacket. Approx. 174 pp. A beautiful illustrated edition of Paul Géraldy’s famous collection of love poems, adorned with color illustrations by Charles Guérin, reproduced both within the text and as full-page plates. It also includes the previously unpublished poem “Retour,” published here with the author’s permission. One of 3,200 numbered copies printed on laid paper from the Papeteries du Marais, this one being No. 235. The print run also includes 100 front-run copies on Holland paper accompanied by endpapers. The colophon visible on your copy thus confirms that it was printed on Marais laid paper. The bibliographic descriptions found match this edition’s composition. The copy is preserved in its original slipcase, which is a notable feature for this edition. The cover and spine are slightly browned and rubbed, with a few small marks and foxing spots; the slipcase and dust jacket are faded, rubbed, and soiled, with wear along the edges and a slight weakness at the top. The interior is generally fresh, with a few rare marginal foxing spots. First published in 1912, *Toi et moi* remains Paul Géraldy’s most famous work, a collection of intimate poems devoted to the ups and downs of romantic and married life. This 1932 Piazza edition is particularly appealing due to the delicacy of Charles Guérin’s color illustrations.