GIONO (Jean), SAMSON (Ch.)Livre Rare Book
Images du Vieux Paris Images of the Old Paris WITH 12 DRYPOINTS
195145537Paris: Aux Heures Claires 1951. Limited First edition. Hardcover. g to vg. Quarto 9 1/2 x 6 3/4". Unpaginated. Uncut. Original crushed morocco over marbled paper chemise with gold lettering to spine. Full gilt-ruled crushed morocco binding signed by O. Baudin Paris with gold lettering to spine. Top edge gilt. Decorative double endpapers. Red lettering to half-title. Title page in red and black lettering. <br /> <br /> Published in 1951 to commemorate Paris' 2000 years of existence this exquisite work takes the reader on a discovery journey among some of the most stunning places of the old Paris. Twelve spectacular drypoints by Charles Samson accompany a text by André Salmon a renown French poet art critic and writer.<br /> <br /> Copy No. 1237 of an unknown run.<br /> <br /> Chemise rubbed along spine and corners. Lower corners of binding slightly rubbed. Text in French. Dust-jacket in overall good- binding and interior in very good condition. Aux Heures Claires hardcover
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