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206 - Lydis. – (Marianna Alcoforado). Letters from the Portuguese Nun. Paris, Ferd. Hazan, 1947. Folio. 86 pp., 1 leaf, and 8 (7 full-page) chalk lithographs by Mariette Lydis, as well as a reprint as a suite. Dark green morocco binding of the period, gilt edges, gold lettering.
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Lydis. – (Marianna Alcoforado). Letters from the Portuguese Nun. Paris, Ferd. Hazan, 1947. Folio. 86 pp., 1 leaf, and 8 (7 full-page) chalk lithographs by Mariette Lydis, as well as a reprint as a suite. Dark green morocco binding of the period, gilt edges, gold lettering. Monod 135. – Premium copy on Arches card stock, hardcover copy outside the 35 numbered prints, total edition of 523 numbered copies. Copy – The five letters, which have entered the canon of world literature, have been frequently illustrated, often inspired by erotic imagery; the Austrian-South American artist Lydis deepens their literary expression with psychologically nuanced portraits and opens up a new perspective.
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