KESSEL (Joseph) - GONTCHAROVA (Nathalie). Captain Sogoub's Tea. Paris: Au Sans Pareil, 1926. — In-12, 193 x 143: frontispiece, (4 blank folios at the beginning), 42 pp. (2 blank folios at the end), 5 plates, printed cover. Paperback, padded cover. First edition of this short story by Kessel, illustrated with 6 out-of-text engravings by the Russian avant-garde painter Nathalie GONTCHAROVA (1881–1962). Limited edition of 1,260 copies plus a few non-commercial copies. One of the first 20 copies printed on Cuves vellum, reserved for the “Friends of Sans Pareil,” enhanced with a double set of engravings, one on Japanese paper and one on vellum. This copy, numbered 19, was specially printed for Mr. and Mrs. Marcel Willard. The spine and edges of the covers are worn.