[Paris]: Le Terrain Vague, 1958. 65pp; b&w illus.; with [38] leaves of b&w plates. 4to. Sewn in printed white wraps; illustrated dust jacket. Mild bumping at corners; rubbing and wear to jacket. Very good, with leaves unopened at top edge.
A lavishly illustrated work by gay French artist and film critic Jean Boullet (1921-1970) tracing the perseverance of the artistic theme "beauty and the beast" from antiquity to modern times, with particular attention paid to monster movies of the mid-20th century. All text in French.
