[Four illustrated works]. LALAU (Maurice) / Samain (Albert). Le Chariot de Feu. Color lithographs by Maurice Lalau. Ferroud éditeur, 1926; in-12 (20.5x15.5 cm), paperback. One of 799 copies on Arches vellum. CARLEGLE / MAUPASSANT. La Maison Tellier. Color illustrations by Carlègle. Ferroud éditeur, 1936; in-12 (20x13 cm). One of 1200 copies on tinted vellum. NOëL (Pierre) / FLAUBERT (Gustave). Salammbô. Color illustrations by Pierre Noël. Edition Mornay, 1931; large in-12 (20.5x17 cm), paperback. One of 45 on Hollande. SOULAS (Louis-Joseph) / Le ROY (Eugène). Le Moulin du Frau. Cameo illustrations. Edition Mornay, 1931; large in-12 (20.5x17 cm), paperback. One of five on Hollande hors-commerce (not numbered).

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