Curiosa: Pierre Mac Orlan, "abécédaire Des Filles Et De l'Enfant Chéri" 1924

Published by Éditions de la Fanfare de Montparnasse, Henri Jonquières, 1924. Small square octavo, paperback. First edition, with free-form illustrations by Pascin featuring large erotic initials in color depicting figures in explicit poses, opposite poems by Mac Orlan. Limited edition of 200 copies, this one numbered 159. 12.5 × 16 cm. Bookplate of Cécile Éluard, daughter of Paul Éluard. Pia Livres de l'Enfer 26. A seductive erotic alphabet. On the left-hand pages are the letters of the alphabet in vivid pastel tones and various monochromes. Within the letters, a little girl and a little boy engage in games and gymnastics. On the right-hand page is a quatrain by Pierre Mac Orlan. Drawings by Jules Pascin. 60 pages. Good condition.