Carco, FrancisBiblio.com
Francis CarcoBiblio.com
Romance de Paris: Lithographies Originales de Pierre Eugène Clairin
1949947Q20Paris : Societe des Francs-Bibliophiles 1949 . First edition. Hardback. Near Fine. 10" by 7.5". Pierre Eugène Clairin. A scarce collection of poetry on the topic of Paris written by French author Francis Carco accompanied by beautiful and colourful lithographs by Pierre Eugène Clairin. Limited edition. This copy is No. 68 of 180 copies printed. Internally in gatherings of four leaves held in a pictorial dust wrapper and housed in the publisher's green hardback wrap and slipcase. Written in French. A collection of poetry on the topic of Paris written by Francis Carco a French poet and playwright who belonged to the Fantaisiste school. Carco marvelled at the beauty of life in Paris providing inspiration for much of his work. This particular collection contains poems including 'Bonjour Paris!' 'Dimanche' 'Neige' 'Cafard' and many more. Beautifully illustrated with thirty four colourful lithographs by French painter illustrator and French resistance fighter Pierre Eugène Clairin. Collated complete. With an A3 sheet of paper loosely inserted containing a note to Linda from Huber. Internally leaves are held in a pictorial dust wrapper and housed in the publisher's green hardback wrap and slipcase. Externally excellent with light rubbing to the extremities and a little darkening to the spine. Internally disbound in small gatherings as issued. Pages are bright and clean with light shelf wear and minimal creasing to the extremities. Slip case is smart with light rubbing and the odd mark. Near Fine Societe des Francs-Bibliophiles hardcover
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