GIDE André - ANDREU Mariano, "THESEE", Editions Gallimard, Paris NRF, 1947. In folio, 129+ [3] pp. with 13 large original lithographs and 12 ornamental inirtials by the Spanish artist Mariano Andreu. Limited original edition, numbered copy (No 304/329 - vélin pur fil de Lana). M. Andreu, a Spanish lithographer, painted and stage designer who produced approximately 30 "Livres de Luxe". His stage designs - sets and costumes - included work for Shakespeare (London productions), ballet and 20th Century Fox. "Thesee," originally an early French opera with music by Jean-Baptiste Lully. Text in French. In leaves, under original paperboard folder and slipcase of the editor, visibly worn (cracked on top, signs of restoration, rubbed and bumped boards). Clean and fresh interior.