LA FONTAINE. Fables selected and illustrated... - Lot 369 - Ferri & Associés

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LA FONTAINE. Fables selected and illustrated... - Lot 369 - Ferri & Associés
LA FONTAINE. Fables selected and illustrated by Frélaut. P., published by his friends, 1941. In-8, fully lined red morocco, red moire endpapers, gilt on witnesses, cover and spine on board, case (Creuzevault). ISSUE OF 100 COPIES, all on Arches paper, numbered. - Fifty Fables chosen by Jean Frélaut among the country subjects, each illustrated with a delightful original etching. ONE OF THE FIRST 10 COPIES, containing a suite in separate edition on Japon, signed, plus 10 variants or unedited plates, also on Japon and signed. Also enclosed with this copy: I) 28 signed and numbered proofs on old paper of unpublished variants or plates. II) An original copperplate used for the illustration of the book, embedded in the lining. III) The prospectus of the book (one of the plates of the suite of unpublished etchings is embellished with a nice original sketch, dedicated). A UNIQUE COPY OF ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MODERN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS.
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