FOUJITA (Léonard 1886-1968, ill.), COCTEAU (Jean 1889-1963). La Mésangère. [Bièvres, Pierre du Tartas, 1963]. In-folio, 36.5 x 28 cm, [8] p., iii p., [1] p., 9-85, [7] p., illustrated cover. In leaves, illustrated filled cover, publisher's red cloth slipcase. One of the rare copies on Japon with suite. Total edition of 261 copies signed by the artist at the justification. One of the 41 first copies, on Japon, including a complete suite on Rives vellum of the 20 lithographs contained in the work, including 1 double-page spread, as well as two plates printed on silk in colour and hand-signed by Foujita, entitled L'Académie française and Parfum. The plate L'Académie française does not appear among the text illustrations in the Japon copies, as it was never printed on this paper. Thus, a peculiarity of this work, the copies on Vellum contain 21 illustrations and those on Japon, only 20. In addition to these lithographs, vignettes illustrate the filled cover and the title page. These short, cynical sketches depict a somewhat gloomy, bohemian Paris, and the artist's approach is unvarnished. His approach sometimes verges on the fantastic. Foujita's brushwork is certainly figurative, but in a strange and disturbing way. A fine copy complete with text (despite a fanciful pagination at the beginning that might suggest otherwise), illustrations, suite and 2 plates printed on silk, totalling 42 plates. (Monod, 2917). Experts: Mrs Loup AXMANN and Mr Jean Luc BOISSEAU