Corinth, Lovis - Balzac, Honoré de. The Connetable Woman. Portfolio with 15 signed original lithographs on Japan by Lovis Corinth. Berlin, Bruno Cassirer, 1922. 37.5 x 30 cm. Loose prints in original paper cover in illustrated original half vellum case with leg clasp (slightly dusty and stained). One of 50 numbered copies of the signed special edition on Japan. - Schwarz L 143 - Fromm 1415 - Schauer II, 87 - Lang 41 - Lithographs printed as early as 1913 on the hand press of M. W. Lasally, Berlin. - Inner cover with ownership note, plates with ownership stamp on verso, occasional small corner crease, otherwise in good condition. - Enclosed: Advertising leaflet for the portfolio. 1 double leaf with cover illustration. - With traces of use.

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