JOUAS (Charles) - HUYSMANS (Joris Karl). The Cathedral. Paris : A. Blaizot, René Kieffer, 1909. - In-4, 286 x 200 : (2 ff.), 360 pp. illustrated cover. Dark green morocco, large gilt plate on the boards, representing a large frame and a central cross composed of rosettes and foliage at the corners, ornate ribbed spine, dark green morocco frame inside, decorated with a double gilt fillet, linings each including an unpublished engraving by Jouas printed on satin, green brocaded silk endpapers, double endpapers, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved, slipcase (René Kieffer) Deluxe edition and first illustrated edition, decorated with 64 etchings by Charles JOUAS (1866-1942) of which 16 full-page and 48 in the text. Limited edition of 250 copies, this one being one of the 180 with a single state of the engravings. Beautiful copy in a binding by René Kieffer's workshop, with two engravings on satin serving as linings, enriched with an original etching by Jouas representing Chartres cathedral, a beautiful original drawing by the artist, unsigned but with a caption in his hand, representing a detail of this same cathedral, dated May 13, 1918, and the bookbinder's prospectus on coated paper, presenting a facsimile of the book binding. Spine slightly faded.