ICART (Louis).Livre Rare Book
Regnier, Henri de Icart, Louis, artistBiblio.com
Contes à Soi-Même. Le Sixième Mariage de Barbe-Bleue
1938007690Paris: Le Vasseur & Cie 1938. First Limited Edition. Presentation Copy. Slipcase with Vellum edging paper pastedown elsewhere. Quarter Vellum Portfolio. Near Fine. Inscribed and signed by Icart as follows: "Respectueusement à Madame Marcel Claude en hommage affectueux et en souvenir" dated September 11 1938. No. 50 of 200 copy limitation printed on Papier d'Auverne à la main. This is the second tranch numbers 6 to 50. Calligraphy and imagery on 45 "monotypes gravés" -- monotype engraving -- by Icart. Folio. 34 by 28 cm. Title gathering -- a folded sheet with three pages half title limitation page and title page followed by 93 pages then a colophon or description of the limitation tranches. Of the 93 pages 45 of them pictorial plates consisting of Icart engravings. Included also is a second set of Icart's engravings contained in a folded paper folder. The second suite of engravings is solely pictorial without the overlay of text. Also included is the actual copper plate for one of Icart's pictures. The printed text throughout reproduces Icart's calligraphic hand both as appears on the pictorial plates and the pure text pages. Capital letters on the text pages plus the page numbers are rendered in red and red is used as a contrasting color on the title page as well. Fuller color appears in a Gothic stained glass window vignette surrounding the first letter of the text. Portfolio with moderate wear by the flaps. Slipcase has light wear. Vellum touches with light soil. Le Vasseur & Cie unknown
