[BONET (Paul)]. Paul Bonet by Paul Valéry, Paul Éluard, Renée Moutard-Uldry , Georges Blaizot, Louis-Marie Michon. Paris: Auguste Blaizot, 1945. - In-4, 325 x 250: 259 pp., (2 ff.), 6 plates, printed cover. Dark green morocco, flats and back decorated with a radiant "Lace" pattern, composed of wavy golden fillets drawing arabesques, small flames in reserve, and mosaic patterns of purple morocco, smooth back, lining and endpapers of purple suede, edged with ivory morocco, gold edges on witnesses, cover and back preserved, shirt with green morocco back and flap strips, case (Paul Bonet 1956). Original edition of 300 copies of this very beautiful book devoted to one of the greatest French bookbinders of the 20th century, illustrated with more than 150 reproductions of the master's bindings, including 6 in colour reproduced by Mourlot frères. It includes 5 texts: The Physics of the Book by Paul Valéry. - To Paul Bonet by Paul Éluard. - L'Homme et l'oeuvre by Renée Moutard-Uldry. - The Expressive Decor in the work of Paul Bonet by Georges Blaizot. - The Letter in Paul Bonet's bindings by Louis-Marie Michon. One of the first 50 copies on Arches vellum, enriched with 6 finely bound models . Unsigned copy by Paul Bonet but covered with a superb binding of his own making, including a rich "Dentelle" decoration which can be seen in this work used in various ways. It corresponds to number 749 of the Carnets de Paul Bonet which gives this precision: "One of my good laces well balanced". Perfectly preserved copy despite a few snags on the back of the shirt . Provenance: Claude Guérin (1990, No. 22). - J. Lachard, with ex-libris. - Catherine Ruchoux, with ex-libris.