[LYAUTEY, Pierre (ed.)] History of France. Published in Paris by Club du Livre (coll. "Visage de la culture", N°2) in 1963. 5 In-4 volumes, full red leather, smooth spines titled in gold, boards decorated with a fleur-de-lys, a francisque and a bee in black and gilt, cloth endpapers illustrated after a composition by Jean Picart Le Doux, all edges gilt, in cardboard slipcase. Modern binding. 272; 268; 288; 289 pages, 72 full-page gouaches, 2 suites of illustrations on Hollande and Vélin du Marais. Spines very slightly sunned. First edition of this history of France from Roman Gaul to the Fourth Republic, published under the literary direction of Pierre Lyautey and the artistic direction of Raymond Cogniat. It is illustrated with 72 magnificent gouaches by twenty-two École de Paris painters, including Michel Ciry, Grau Sala, Louis Touchagues, Yves Brayer, Buffet... The canvas composition of the endpapers is based on an original cartoon by Jean Picart le Doux, who also designed the binding. Limited edition of 6300 copies, this one of 530 on Arches, N°CLXXV, with two suites of illustrations on Hollande and Vélin du Marais. Also included is the Fascicule de l'exposition Histoire de la France et École de Pairs inaugurated on December 3, 1962 at the Galerie Drouant, containing a preface, a notice and a portrait of each artist. Luxurious edition illustrated by famous artists, complete in 5 volumes in excellent condition.