DEMAISON (André) - DENIS (Odette). La Comédie animale. Ombres des Dieux. S.l. Aux dépens d'un amateur, [1955]. - In-folio, leaves, filled cover, publisher's folder and slipcase. Edition of 165 copies, illustrated with 23 beautiful animal engravings by Odette DENIS. A chapel copy, unnumbered, from the Pierre Bouchet collection, which printed the work. It is enriched by a suite of illustrations with remarks on Johannot, a correspondence of 6 letters from Demaison to Pierre Bouchet, including 5 autographed and one signed, concerning the publication, as well as two typed and corrected versions by the author of the subscription form. Cover browned. Some scattered foxing, more pronounced on the suite. Provenance: Pierre Bouchet. - Pierre Jean Mathan Collection.