CHEVRILLON (André) - DUBOIS (Paul-Élie) Les Puritains du désert sud-algérien. Paris: Le Livre contemporain, [1944]. - In-4, leaves, filled cover, publisher's folder and slipcase. Brilliant edition published on the initiative of Georges Lecomte and Ernest de Crauzat, illustrated with ornaments and 82 color compositions by painter and illustrator Paul-Élie DUBOIS (1886-1949), interpreted on wood by Pierre Bouchet, including one on the cover and 4 full-page illustrations. "One of the artist's most powerful illustrations", according to Carteret (IV, p. 103). "Execution began in May 1938, continued during the German occupation and was completed when the Germans landed in June 1944" (justification). The book was designed by Pierre Bouchet, who also created the typography and printed the text and engravings on his presses. Edition of 130 copies on Rives vellum, this one numbered 129, with menu illustrated with a color illustration by Dubois and a proof of pages 115 to 118 with a reproduction of the gouache on page 117, different from the one in the book. A few rare brown spots. Provenance: Pierre Jean Mathan Collection