ƒ DUHAMEL (Georges). Wines, Flowers and Flames. Paris, Bernard Klein, 1953. In-folio, leaves, illustrated cover (Modern purple cloth cover and slipcase). Preface by Georges Duhamel followed by texts by Max Jacob, Vitrac, Ponchon, Derème, Jouvet, Colette, Mac Orlan, Héron de Villefosse, Fleuret, Fombeure, and Valéry. Second edition, partly original: "À travers nos vignes" by Héron de Villefosse was not in the first edition of 1952. With 17 hors-texte compositions by Villon, Dufy, Jacob, Derain, Trémois, Cocteau, Foujita, Gen Paul, Kisling, Honegger, Utrillo, Brianchon. Edition of 850 copies on Arches vellum. Among the 650 reserved for French Bibliophiles, one of the 75 first copies with 2 original etchings in black by R. Bertin, signed, and 15 plates out of 17 of a suite on japon. Enclosed is the reception slip for the literary prize of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du tastevin of 1956. 2 plates from the suite on japon are missing and a 2nd suite expected for these first copies is missing.