130- GENEVOIX (Maurice). The last herd. With original woodcuts in colors by André Margat. Paris, Vialetay, 1953, in-4, with colored illustrations in the text. in sheets under illustrated and filled folder, in double cardboard slipcase (publisher's binding). Limited edition of 239 copies. This one, one of the ten artist's copies reserved for André Margat, bearing the autograph signature of the author and the illustrator. It is completed by several annexed documents: 1. An original woodcut colored and enriched with an autograph sending from Margat : "For Robert Blanchet, in memory of so many woodcuts that were pressed ... and well pressed. Amicably. 1953". 2. A suite of 12 woodcuts illustrating the work (but including only 6 subjects, several being in double or quadruple). 3. Two copies (bifeuillets in-8) of the invitation to the exhibition of presentation of the book, given from June 30 to July 7, 1953 in the lounges of the bookshop Kléber. 4. Finally, 13 greeting cards composed by Margat and presented in the form of small bifeuillets in-12 or in-8 each one decorated with a wood in colors and a printed sentence, and sometimes with an autograph word of Margat. We have the years 1952, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965 (2 different cards), 1966, 1968; plus 4 undated cards. Copy of Robert Blanchet (1921-2009), art pressman, wood engraver, typographer and graphic artist. Outer wrapper faded.
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
27%
130- GENEVOIX (Maurice). The last herd. With original woodcuts in colors by André Margat. Paris, Vialetay, 1953, in-4, with colored illustrations in the text. in sheets under illustrated and filled folder, in double cardboard slipcase (publisher's binding).
Limited edition of 239 copies. This one, one of the ten artist's copies reserved for André Margat, bearing the autograph signature of the author and the illustrator. It is completed by several annexed documents:
1. An original woodcut colored and enriched with an autograph sending from Margat : "For Robert Blanchet, in memory of so many woodcuts that were pressed ... and well pressed. Amicably. 1953".
2. A suite of 12 woodcuts illustrating the work (but including only 6 subjects, several being in double or quadruple).
3. Two copies (bifeuillets in-8) of the invitation to the exhibition of presentation of the book, given from June 30 to July 7, 1953 in the lounges of the bookshop Kléber.
4. Finally, 13 greeting cards composed by Margat and presented in the form of small bifeuillets in-12 or in-8 each one decorated with a wood in colors and a printed sentence, and sometimes with an autograph word of Margat. We have the years 1952, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1965 (2 different cards), 1966, 1968; plus 4 undated cards.
Copy of Robert Blanchet (1921-2009), art pressman, wood engraver, typographer and graphic artist.
Outer wrapper faded.
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