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198 - BARRES (Maurice). Blood, Sensuality, and Death. Paris: Hippocrate et ses amis, 1953. One large quarto volume in loose-leaf format, bound in a printed cover, with the publisher’s slipcase and dust jacket, and a leather title label. A few pinholes.
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BARRES (Maurice). Blood, Sensuality, and Death. Paris: Hippocrate et ses amis, 1953. One large quarto volume in loose-leaf format, bound in a printed cover, with the publisher’s slipcase and dust jacket, and a leather title label. A few pinholes. 26 color lithographs by Yves BRAYER in the text, including 5 full-page illustrations. A print run of 120 copies, all on Arches pure-fiber paper and numbered (No. 96). Complete copy of the menu from the Hippocrate and Friends dinner on March 5, 1953, illustrated with an additional original lithograph by Yves Brayer, signed in pencil by the artist. Proof of the engraving on the menu.
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