BAC (Ferdinand), La Volupté romaine, Paris: Louis Conard, 1922. - In-8, brown morocco, boards adorned with a large piece of havana calf featuring attractive chased and painted decoration, different on each board, ribbed spine with two pieces of havana calf featuring the author's name and title, wide bands of dark green and brown morocco framing the inside, cherry moiré silk lining and endpapers, double endpapers, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (Claude Harcourt 1924). Original edition of 300 copies, illustrated by the author with some one hundred full-page, in-text and out-of-text color compositions. ONE OF THE 16 FIRST EDITIONS ON LARGE VELIN, accompanied by an original drawing by Ferdinand Bac. The drawing on this copy depicts a profile portrait of a woman in an oval frame. It is dedicated by the artist to M. Allemand and dated 1922. A superb copy in a contemporary binding signed by Claude Harcourt, enriched with the publication prospectus and 2 beautiful autograph letters signed by Ferdinand Bac to M. Allemand. It also includes an autograph letter signed by the author on the false title, addressed to M. G. Foussier and dated 1947. Spine slightly faded, some rubbing to the hinges. Provenance: German. - G. Foussier, with bookplate.