JOU (Louis) - MÉRIMÉE (Prosper). The carriage of the Blessed Sacrament. Followed by : The Pearl of Toledo. A woman is a devil. The Souls of Purgatory . Heaven and Hell. Paris: Société du livre d'Art, 1929. - In-4, 277 x 218: (4 ff.), 231 pp., (5 ff.), printed cover. Burgundy morocco, three cold fillets running along the edges and in the centre of four ribs on the back, joining at the edges of the plates and ending in a cold motif, purple morocco lining decorated with three gold fillets and a grey morocco scroll in the frame, as well as the gilded arms of the Duke of Massa and mosaics of red, white and green morocco in the centre, purple moiré silk guards, double guards, gilt edges on witnesses, cover and back preserved, case (P. Affolter - J. Augoyat-suc.). Beautiful edition printed in 150 copies on Arches vellum, entirely made by Louis JOU (1881-1968) who composed the text with its characters, executed the print in his workshop in Paris, and designed and engraved more than 50 original woodcuts, including 19 full-page ones. Specially printed copy for the Duke of Massa, designating Jean Louis Napoleon Régnier (1875-1946), 4th Duke of Massa, in a binding bearing his mosaic coat of arms on the lining, made by J. Augoyat, successor of Paul Affolter. Perfectly preserved copy, in spite of some pricking on a few pages.