[LEP (Raymond)] — PARIS HOSPITAL RESIDENTS - Lot 7

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[LEP (Raymond)] — PARIS HOSPITAL RESIDENTS - Lot 7
[LEP (Raymond)] — PARIS HOSPITAL RESIDENTS THE PLEASURE OF THE GODS. Songs from the on-call rooms. Illustrations by Raymond Lep. [Paris], Asclepios, 1946. Large 8vo / small 4to, paperback, hardcover with color illustrations by Raymond Lep, accompanied by a 32-page music booklet, also with an illustrated cover; the set is preserved in its original cardboard sleeve and slipcase. First edition of this famous and colorful songbook from Parisian on-call rooms, collectively composed by the resident physicians of the Paris Hospitals from the classes of 1943–1944. The Central Committee of Residents had it printed by subscription “for the exclusive use of the on-call rooms and the medical staff.” The main volume, comprising 272 pages, brings together some fifty traditional, lively, and risqué songs from medical student folklore, organized into several sections. It is lavishly illustrated by Raymond Lep (Raymond Leprêtre) with 50 humorous, erotic, and satirical color compositions, appearing as full-page illustrations, headers, vignettes, and footers. This volume is complete with its separate 32-page music booklet, providing sheet music and lyrics for 44 tunes, itself lavishly adorned with small color illustrations by Lep. This booklet, often missing from copies sold separately, is preserved in its own illustrated cover. ONE OF THE 200 “RESIDENT’S COPIES” ON CHIFFON VELLUM FROM THE LANA PAPER MILLS, unnumbered and personalized. This copy was specially printed for Dr. Jean Combet, a hospital resident. The total print run is limited to 1,010 copies: 800 copies numbered from 1 to 800 on Lana chiffon vellum; 200 unnumbered copies, marked “Resident’s Copy,” on the same paper; and only 10 non-subscription copies on Lana Malacca vellum, lettered A through J and reserved for contributors. A NAMED COPY BELONGING TO A HOSPITAL RESIDENT, COMPLETE WITH THE RARE MUSIC BOOKLET AND ITS ORIGINAL DOUBLE SLIPCASE. Condition The interior of both volumes is in very fresh condition, with Lep’s color illustrations particularly well preserved. A few slight marks and creases on the cover and the music booklet. However, the original slipcase is heavily damaged: the case is heavily scuffed and split at the ends, with missing pieces on the caps and edges; the inner liner is detached and split along the spine. This is a significant flaw that must be clearly noted, but it is partly offset by the fact that all the original components are still present. It is common to find this work missing its sheet music booklet or its slipcase.
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