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33 - [DENIS (Maurice)]. The Imitation of Christ. An anonymous 17th-century translation honored with a Brief from Our Holy Father Pope Pius IX. Woodcuts by Maurice Denis.
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[DENIS (Maurice)]. The Imitation of Christ. An anonymous 17th-century translation honored with a Brief from Our Holy Father Pope Pius IX. Woodcuts by Maurice Denis. Paris, Ambroise Vollard, 1903; in-4 (30 x 25 x 6 cm). XIII-456 pp.—1 f.—VII pp. for the prospectus. Tobacco-colored half-maroquin, corners, spine with 5 raised bands, gilt head, trimmed, cover and spine preserved. (Binding by Bernasconi). Edition printed in 400 copies; one of 280 on vellum in the style of the Marais paper mills (manufactured specifically for this edition, with the watermark “L’Imitation de J.-C.”. It is in very fresh condition, bound simply yet elegantly. First print run of the 216 woodcuts designed by Maurice Denis, engraved under his direction in collaboration with Tony Beltrand. (Carteret IV, p. 214).
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