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634 - The Seven Deadly Sins. Jean Giraudoux: Pride. - Paul Morand: Greed. - Pierre Mac Orlan: Lust. - André Salmon: Envy. - Max Jacob: Gluttony. - Jacques de Lacretelle: Wrath. - Joseph Kessel: Sloth. Etchings by Marc Chagall. Paris: S. Kra (1926) In-8°. Black morocco leather bound by Devauchelle, 1965, featuring a large abstract design composed of engraved lines and geometric figures in various colors of various colors on the covers and extending onto the smooth spine with a gilt title, brown Canson endpapers, pale green Canson flyleaves, gilt binding on small endpapers, cover in good condition. In a bordered slipcase. Superb copy. First edition of this illustrated collection of 15 etchings by Chagall. Print run of 300 copies, one of 240 on vellum (no. 231). The plates were scratched after printing. Spectacular binding by Devauchelle. Ref. Mahé III:416. Formerly owned by Raoul Simonson (gilded bookplate on black leather and bookseller’s label). - Modern bookplate.
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The Seven Deadly Sins. Jean Giraudoux: Pride. - Paul Morand: Greed. - Pierre Mac Orlan: Lust. - André Salmon: Envy. - Max Jacob: Gluttony. - Jacques de Lacretelle: Wrath. - Joseph Kessel: Sloth. Etchings by Marc Chagall. Paris: S. Kra (1926) In-8°. Black morocco leather bound by Devauchelle, 1965, featuring a large abstract design composed of engraved lines and geometric figures in various colors of various colors on the covers and extending onto the smooth spine with a gilt title, brown Canson endpapers, pale green Canson flyleaves, gilt binding on small endpapers, cover in good condition. In a bordered slipcase. Superb copy. First edition of this illustrated collection of 15 etchings by Chagall. Print run of 300 copies, one of 240 on vellum (no. 231). The plates were scratched after printing. Spectacular binding by Devauchelle. Ref. Mahé III:416. Formerly owned by Raoul Simonson (gilded bookplate on black leather and bookseller’s label). - Modern bookplate.
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