225 - [Bruker Éditions]. A set of two *Éloges* published by Manuel Bruker, accompanied by a beautiful autograph letter signed by the publisher.

[Bruker Éditions]. A set of two *Éloges* published by Manuel Bruker, accompanied by a beautiful autograph letter signed by the publisher. - DERAIN (André, ill.), SANDOZ (Marc). Éloge de Derain. Paris, Manuel Bruker, 1958. In-4, loose-leaf, printed cover. Illustrated with 8 original lithographs in black and color, printed by Mourlot. First edition, illustrated with 8 original lithographs in black and color, including a frontispiece and a header, 3 insert plates, and 3 engravings on double-page spreads. A print run of 200 numbered copies on Vidalon paper. - BOFA (Gus, ill.), MAC ORLAN (Pierre Dumarchey, known as Pierre). Eulogy for Gus Bofa. Paris, Manuel Bruker, 1949. In-4, paperback. First edition illustrated with 9 compositions by Gus Bofa. Printed in an edition of 200 copies. The book contains a long, very personal letter from Manuel Bruker to his friend Jacques Guignard, in which he shares the misfortunes that have befallen him. He first tragically lost his daughter, and his immense grief shows no sign of abating. Then a careless driver struck him, and he had to spend two months in a cast… Mendel Brucker (1891–1979), known as Manuel Bruker, was born in Radautz (then part of Austria-Hungary, later Romania) and was a French painter, art collector, and publisher. He founded his publishing house in 1926 and published nearly eighty books illustrated by artists. Between 1931 and 1963, he produced 46 *Eulogies and Portraits of Artists*. Experts: Loup Axmann and Jean-Luc Boisseau