Lot 285
  • 285

Ronsard, Pierre de

Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description

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Livret de folastries. Paris: Vollard, 1938



4to (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.; 242 x 190 mm). 16 etched plates and 26 etched text illustrations, and etched wrapper vignette by Aristide Maillol, single sheet with 5 preliminary etched designs by Maillol, 16 small wood-engravings (on 4 sheets) by George Aubert after Maillol's full plates. Unsewn as issued in original wrappers. Original mottled board slipcase. — Accompanied by 17 proofs (including a few duplicates) on various papers of Maillol's etchings; a few proofs lightly wrinkled. Proofs housed in mylar sleeves in a clasp binder.

Condition

4to (9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.; 242 x 190 mm). 16 etched plates and 26 etched text illustrations, and etched wrapper vignette by Aristide Maillol, single sheet with 5 preliminary etched designs by Maillol,16 small wood-engravings (on 4 sheets) by George Aubert after Maillol's full plates. Unsewn as issued in original wrappers. Original mottled board slipcase. — Accompanied by 17 proofs (including a few duplicates) on various papers of Maillol's etchings; a few proofs lightly wrinkled. Proofs house in mylar sleeves in a clasp binder.
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Catalogue Note

No. 20 of 30 copies on japon impérial (of a whole edition of 230).