[DUFY]. FARGUE (L.-P.). ILLUMINATIONS NOUVELLES. P., Textes Prétextes, 1953. Large in-4 ff. cover, slipcase and publisher's folder. Small paper loss to slipcase. ORIGINAL EDITION of this unpublished text, printed by Madame J. Daragnès. ILLUSTRATIONS include 15 original double-page lithographs (8 in color) and 40 black drawings by Raoul DUFY. Limited edition of 277 numbered copies on Arches. ONE of 30 numbered from 21 to 50 containing an ORIGINAL EAU-FORTE and a SUITE of all the lithographs on Malacca.

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