MAGRE (Maurice).Livre Rare Book
Maurice MAGRE - Edouard CHIMOTBiblio.com
La montée aux Enfers The Descent into Hell
192063889Paris: Le livre du bibliophile 1920. Fine. Le livre du bibliophile Paris 1920 18.50 x 27.50 cm relié First edition one of 70 copies on Hollande Van Gelder initialed by the author and artist and containing two states of the etchings. Work illustrated with twelve original color etchings by the artist and twenty-three pencil drawings printed typographically by Edouard Chimot. Full red and dark brown morocco binding smooth spine depicting an infernal landscape inlaid with light brown grey and dark blue morocco boards illustrated with bronze flame motifs intertwining in inlay bronze and gilt fillets emphasizing the separation between the red and brown morocco gilt zigzag fillet at foot of first board pastedowns framed with red and dark brown morocco gilt and palladium fillets framing the pastedowns pastedowns and endpapers lined with red moiré silk top edge gilt deckled edges covers and spine preserved. Slipcase lined with paper and edged with red morocco. Near-contemporary binding signed A. Bianchi. Paper of the slipcase detached in places. Very handsome copy in a remarkable Art Deco-inspired decorative binding. Le livre du bibliophile hardcover
