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291 - VALÉRY, Paul, and MARCHAND, Jean. *Le Cimetière marin*.
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VALÉRY, Paul, and MARCHAND, Jean. *Le Cimetière marin*. Valéry’s famous poem in an illustrated edition, featuring 29 original illustrations. A beautiful copy, complete with a suite on Japanese paper. Paris, La Centaine, 1927. Large quarto (280 x 223 mm), paperback, cover mounted on sturdy gray paper and flap cover on cream paper, slipcase with black leather title label and publisher’s case. Approximately 40 unnumbered pages, 20 original etchings, and 9 woodcuts. A few scattered foxing spots on the margins of the Japanese paper insert, without any damage to the illustrations. An illustrated edition featuring 29 original compositions by Jean Marchand (1883–1940), who was close to the Cubists and the Bloomsbury Group and was influenced by Cézanne. Limited edition of 115 copies; this one is one of 89 numbered copies on handmade Marais vellum paper, watermarked “la centaine.” It includes a separate, complete set of the 29 illustrations printed on pelure Japanese paper (No. 77), housed in a folder with flaps made of sturdy cardboard. A beautiful copy, in perfect condition.
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Rare and valuable books from the 16th to the 20th centuries (manuscripts, curiosities, Art Deco-illustrated books, the André Maurois collection, etc.).Auction house
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