CONSTANT (Benjamin) - GANTNER (Bernard). Cécile. [Besançon: Les Bibliophiles comtois, 1964]. - In-4, leaves, filled cover, publisher's slipcase. Original artwork for this edition of Benjamin Constant's text illustrated with aquatints by painter Bernard GANTNER (1928-2018). The first leaves (up to the introduction) and the last (notes, table and colophon) are not printed, but simply identified in pencil, sometimes accompanied by sketches for future illustrations. This copy contains 32 aquatints out of the 38 planned for the final edition. There are also a few annotations, here and there marked "BAT". Finally, the engraving on the frontispiece is marked on the verso as a first edition, produced on Gantner's hand press in Belfort. Enriched with a 4-page in-8 LAS by Gantner, about the book, addressed to the typographer responsible for printing the book, Pierre Jean Mathan or Pierre Bouchet, as well as 4 copies of the menu illustrated with an aquatint by Gantner. Spine of slipcase slightly browned. Provenance: Pierre Jean Mathan Collection.