PORTRAIT OF FRANCE. Collection complète. Paris, Émile-Paul Frères, 1926-1931. 34 volumes in-8, stapled, mostly uncut, untrimmed. Complete first edition of the Portrait de la France collection, published under the direction of Jean-Louis Vaudoyer in 34 volumes. Each volume is illustrated with a frontispiece, an etching, a drypoint or a lithograph by one of the best artists of the period, and a monochrome headband. The collection comprises eighteen first copies on Japon impérial, fifteen on Hollande Van Gelder, the second paper, and one on Lafuma vellum. It breaks down as follows: 1 - RÉGNIER (Henri de). Paray-le-Monial. 1926. Uncut. Frontispiece by A. Deslignères. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 2 - MAURIAC (François). Bordeaux. 1926. Frontispiece by André Lhote. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 3 - ARNOUX (Alexandre). Haute-Provence. 1926. Frontispiece by Henri de Waroquier. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 4 - BOYLESVE (René). La Touraine. 1926. Frontispiece by Jean Oberlé. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 5 - JOUGLET (René). Lille. 1926. Frontispiece by Gromaire. One of 100 copies on Hollande Van Gelder. 6 - JALOUX (Edmond). Marseille. 1926. Frontispiece by Céria. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 7 - SCHWAB (Raymond). Nancy. 1926. Frontispiece by Dufrenoy. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 8 - MAC ORLAN (Pierre). Brest. 1926. Frontispiece by Pierre Falké. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 9 - JAMMES (Francis). Basses-Pyrénées. 1926. Frontispiece by J.-G. Daragnès. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 10 - DELTEIL (Joseph). Perpignan. 1927. Frontispiece by Roger Grillon. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 11 - BLANCHE (Jacques-Emile). Dieppe. 1927. Frontispiece by the author. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 12 - THÉRIVE (André). The Limousin. 1927. Frontispiece by Fornerod. One of 100 copies on Hollande Van Gelder. 13 - DERÈME (Tristan). Toulouse. 1927. Frontispiece by Hermine David. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 14 - BOVE (Emmanuel). Bécon-les-Bruyères. 1927. Frontispiece by M. Utrillo. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 15 - CASSOU (Jean). Bayonne. 1927. Frontispiece by J.-G. Daragnès. Unnumbered copy on Hollande Van Gelder. 16 - MARCHON (Albert). Le Vercors. 1927. Frontispiece by G. Mailliez. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 17 - MAUROIS (André). Rouen. 1927. Frontispiece by Othon Friesz. One of 100 copies on Hollande Van Gelder. 18 - VAUDOYER (Jean-Louis). Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer. 1927. Frontispiece by Edy-Legrand. One of 100 copies on Hollande Van Gelder. 19 - RÉGNIER (Pierre de). Deauville. 1927. Frontispiece by the author. Off-market copy on Hollande Van Gelder. 20 - THIBAUDET (Albert). Cluny. 1928. Frontispiece by C. Lebreton. One of 100 copies on Hollande Van Gelder. 21 - BEUCLER (André). Valley of the Doubs. 1928. Frontispiece by Gabriel Fournier. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 22 - ELDER (Marc). Pays de Retz. 1928. Frontispiece by Antral. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 23 - MIOMANDRE (Francis de). Grasse. 1928. Frontispiece by Jean Marchand. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 24 - HERVIEU (Louise). Montsouris. 1928. Frontispiece by the author. One of 100 copies on Hollande Van Gelder. 25 - MORAND (Paul). The Rhône by hydrofoil. 1929. Frontispiece by Pierre Falké. One of 100 copies on Hollande Van Gelder. 26 - HALLAYS (André). Strasbourg. 1929. Frontispiece by Simon Lévy. One of 100 copies on Hollande Van Gelder. 27 - HALÉVY (Daniel). Pays parisiens. 1929. Frontispiece by Edmond Céria. One of 100 copies on Hollande Van Gelder. 28 - PAILLERON (Marie-Louise). Chambéry. 1929. Frontispiece by Paul Bour. One of 100 copies on Hollande Van Gelder. 29 - BERGE (François). Le Havre. 1929. Frontispiece by Valdo-Barbey. One of 100 copies on Hollande Van Gelder. 30 - VÉRANE (Léon). Toulon. 1930. Frontispiece by Léopold-Lévy. One of 1500 copies on Vélin Lafuma. 31 - CHAMSON (André). L'Aigoual. 1930. Frontispiece by Fornerod. One of 100 copies on Hollande Van Gelder. 32 - BESNARD (Albert). Annecy. 1930. Frontispiece by the author. One of 100 copies on Hollande Van Gelder. 33 - GIONO (Jean). Manosque-des-Plateaux. 1930. Frontispiece by Lucien Jacques. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. 34 - BORDEAUX (Henry). Le Chablais ou le pays de mon enfance. 1931. Frontispiece by Guastalla. One of 50 copies on Japon impérial. Each copy is enriched with a second proof of the frontispiece (with the exception of 30 - Toulon by Léon Vérane). Together with a specimen presentation of the collection (4 pp. in-8).