Les Mystiques Litanies de Sainte Jeanne d'Arc.

Coutances: Impr. de Notre-Dame, 1920. First edition. Sixteenmo. Limitation unstated but signed by the author. 24 pp. Printed in red and black and with a full page color woodcut by Pierre Le Conte of a flower. Publisher's buff wrappers with red lettering, original glassine. An excellent copy.Written by Quesnel in celebration of the recent canonization of Joan of Arc. Joseph Quesnel was a founding member of Le Pou Qui a cultural association of Coutances, created in 1915, which brought together young artists of the area. It was sponsored by Adolphe Willette, who proposed to "revamp folk art" and "make Coutances known and loved not only in Normandy, but also in all the literary and artistic circles of the country" (Georges Laisney ). Among the founders were were Joseph Quesnel (1897-1931), René Jouenne (1897-1923) and Jean Thézeloup (1885-1968). Only one copy recorded by OCLC.