VÉDER (Eugène) - CARCO (Francis). Promenades Pittoresques à Montmartre. Paris : "Le Livre d'Art", Éditions Léo Delteil, 1922. - In-4, 321 x 245: 60 pp, (2 ff. last blank), 6 plates, printed cover. Red half-maroquin with corners, spine ribbed, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved, lined slipcase (Semet et Plumelle). Sought-after first edition of this series of 6 walks in early 20th-century Montmartre, written by Francis Carco and masterfully illustrated by the engraver, illustrator and watercolorist Eugène VÉDER (1876-1936). The illustrations include 6 original out-of-text etchings in captioned serpents, and 25 black drawings reproduced in the text and on full pages. The etchings depict : Place du Tertre. The Debray farm and the Moulins. The Lapin agile cabaret. Mimi Pinson's house, rue du Mont-Cenis. The entrance to passage Cottin and rue du Chevalier de la Barre, taken from rue Lamarck. And the panorama of Paris, taken from the Sacré-Cœur. Limited edition of 291 copies. This is one of 20 on japon impérial, the second paper after a single copy on Van Gelder tinted vellum, signed by the author and artist at the justification, including an unpublished original watercolor signed by Véder, a color and black print of the etchings, the color breakdown of each etching and a separate print of the 25 black drawings. The watercolor, dated December 1921, offers an alternative version of the illustration on page 26, depicting an artist's studio located in the courtyard of the house known as Mimi Pinson's. Its historical and artistic interest is remarkable: this house was one of Montmartre's emblematic addresses, located on rue du Mont Cenis, often immortalized by painters and reproduced on numerous period postcards. However, these representations generally focused on the street-side façade, whereas this watercolor offers an intimate view of the courtyard, providing a rare and precious testimony to this mythical location. The house was demolished in 1925. Very fine copy bound by Semet et Plumelle, with mitered publication prospectus at end. Slightly darkened back. Provenance: Jules Exbrayat, with bookplate (III, 1962, lot 40). - N. Harwich, with bookplate.