VAILLAT, Léandre & Louis SUE.   LE RYTHME DE L'ARCHITECTURE.       &nbspParis: François Bernouard,   (1923).          First edition. #194 of 750 copies on papier pur fil from a total edition of 820. Leandre Vaillat wrote extensively on French dance. Eugène Sue was the French architect and designer who founded La Compagnie des Arts Français in 1919 with his design partner André Mare. This collaboration between Vaillat and Sue is essentially a plea for a rediscovery of ideal proportion in 20th century design and it is illustrated with examples of plans and facades executed by Sue at various locations such as a restaurant at Saint Cloud, a workers' house and boutiques at la Cité-jardin de Lens and a villa at Fontenay-Les Roses. There are also illustrations of furniture and art objects designed by Sue, Mare and Paul Véra provided as examples. OCLC locates 6 copies in North America and 7 more in Europe.   4to (25 x 19 cm); 67 + (1) + (v) pp. with numerous full page and text lithographed illustrations.            Original printed paper covers with illustration in black and title in brown on upper cover; in glassine, very slightly nicked at heel of spine; text partially unopened. $150.00

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