JOUAS (Charles) - HUYSMANS (Joris Karl). Three Churches. Paris : René Kieffer, 1920. - In-4, 303 x 198 : 163 pp, (2 ff.), 21 plates, illustrated cover. Red morocco, cathedral decoration on the boards, composed of black morocco listels and cold fillets, gilt fleur-de-lys decorating the angular quadrilobes, spine ribbed and decorated in the same spirit, red morocco lining decorated with a large gilt frame, red moiré silk endpapers, double guards, gilt edges on witnesses, cover and spine preserved, red morocco spine and cover bands folder, slipcase (Mercier, sr. de son père - 1931) First illustrated edition printed at 260 copies, decorated with 21 original etchings outside the text by Charles JOUAS (1866-1942) . One of the 10 copies on old japon à la forme, enriched with an original drawing by the artist enhanced with watercolours, 4 states of the etchings and a suite in colours drawn under the direction of Charles Jouas after his originals. A magnificent copy in Mercier's lined binding, enriched with 3 original drawings by the artist enhanced with watercolours. A few minor foxing without seriousness. Provenance: Laurent Meeûs, with ex-libris (cat. 1982, n° 656).