Femmes I-VI (all published)

First editions. Each title limited to 750 copies ; the present examples on Vélin de Rives (n° 727, 597, 727, 376, 377 and 657). Six titles, 76,101,79,136,76142 pp., comprising a complete set of the publisher's series of novellas by and about women. 8vo. Very good. Uniform original pastel wrappers ; the set is housed in a custom peach boards enclosure with gilt embossed spine. [1480] I. Paul Morand - L'innocente à Paris ou la jolie fille de Perth (1927) ; II. Jean Giraudoux - La grande bourgeoise ou toute femme à la vocation (1928) ; III. Joseph Kessel - La Femme de maison ou Mariette au désert (1928) ; IV. Henri de Régnier - Lui ou les femmes et l'amour (1928) ; V. Colette - Sido ou les points cardinaux (1929) ; VI. I. Nemirovsky - Les Mouches d'automne ou la femme d'autrefois (1931). The titles individually are scarce -- complete sets in such good condition are rare.