VILLON (François). Les Ballades. Paris, Pelletan, 1896. In-4, brown morocco, large shield decorated with gilt and cold motifs and mosaics of fawn and black morocco, gilt edges, gilt inner lace, cover and spine (Lortic fils). Beautiful edition typographed in black and red, decorated with a frontispiece and 69 compositions in the text by Auguste Gérardin engraved by Julien Tinayre. One of 50 copies offered (n°CCCLXX), this one on chine printed for Lucien Gougy. Copy enriched with a suite of illustrations on japon. Binding slightly worn.