SAMAIN Albert (1858-1900). Au Jardin de l'Infante, followed by several poems. Paris, Ferroud, 1920; large volume, 8 pages, brown half-maroquin with corners, gilt fillet, ribbed spine decorated with gilt motifs, pink flowers and foliage mosaicked in green, gilt head, ornamented cover (René Aussourd). Edition decorated on every page with extremely refined Art Nouveau decorations and illustrations in colour by Adolphe Giraldon. Publisher Ferroud's copy, No. I on large Arches vellum. It is enriched with all Giraldon's original watercolours, preparatory tracings of the ornamentation, 3 additional watercolours in signed gilt frames, and two suites (in black on Japon and in colour on vellum). Several letters are bound at the head: one from Vallette to Ferroud on publishing rights; 2 letters from Giraldon to Ferroud on the illustration of the book; 2 long letters from Samain to close friends (one dated Sunday, the other July 12, 1900).