Sermaise Robert / Chimot Édouard - Prélude charnel - 1957

Sermaise Robert / Chimot Édouard – Prélude charnel – Éditions des Deux-Rives – 1957

This is an original edition printed on Renage vélin paper, numbered 626 out of only 900 copies.

The work comprises a total of 18 color original lithographs hors texte by Édouard Chimot.

Robert Sermaise (1899-1982) was a French lawyer and writer specializing in erotic and sentimental literature of the mid-20th century. Known in particular for his novel Prélude charnel, he is part of the current of passionate and intimate prose that was very popular at that time. He wrote this work in the post-war context, a period marked by a certain revival of limited-edition bibliophilic erotic publications.

Édouard Chimot (1880-1959) was a major French painter, engraver and illustrator of the first half of the 20th century, particularly renowned for his poetic and erotic female figures.

The book is a poetic and passionate narrative tracing the awakening of the senses, the lovemaking, and the discovery of sensuality between two beings.

Magnificent binding in very good condition.

The work comprises 163 pages.