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FRANCE, Anatole (1844-1924) et Louis JOU (1881-1968)

Lot 98
29.10.2024 14:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 98 | FRANCE, Anatole (1844-1924) et Louis JOU (1881-1968)
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FRANCE, Anatole (1844-1924) et Louis JOU (1881-1968)
L'Île des pingouins. Paris : éditions Lapina, 1926.

Exemplaire sur vélin, dans des reliures de Creuzevault au décor continu. Carteret, Illustrés, IV, p. 168 ("importante et belle publication très cotée") ; Mahé, II, col. 110 ; C. Creuzevault, Henri Creuzevault, reliure n°33.

2 vol. in-4 (310 x 204 mm). Première édition illustrée. Un des 410 exemplaires sur vélin pur chiffon, celui-ci le n°276, portant à la justification un envoi autographe signé de Louis Jou : "à Madame Ethel Barbey, comtesse de Jumilhac, hommage de l'artiste", daté 1927. Illustré par Louis Jou de 20 pointes sèches originales, et de 131 bois originaux en couleurs.
Reliures d'Henri Creuzevault : maroquin vert sombre, décor continu sur le plat supérieur du t.I et le plat inférieur du t. II représentant Paris et l'ïle de la cité en perspective cavalière, le décor étant estampé à froid, la Saint-Chapelle et Notre-Dame de Paris des pièces de maroquin crème mosaïqué et doré, la Seine faite de pièces de veau peintes, la ville semblant observée par une silhouette de maroquin noir mosaïqué avec rehauts d'argent, les autres plats sans décor, titre au palladium sur les dos, gardes de papier peint pour figurer un pont sur la Seine, couvertures et dos de parchemin conservés, têtes au palladium, étui (frotté et fendu par endroits).
Provenance : Ethel Barbey, comtesse de Jumilhac (1873-1959 ; envoi et ex-libris) -- Philippe Haumont (ex-libris).

Wove copy, bound by master bookbinder Creuzevault.

Artist:Anatole France (1844 - 1924)
Place of origin:France
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