DUFY - DAUDET (Alphonse) The prodigious adventures of Tartarin de Tarascon. In-4 (32.5 x 24.5 cm), red morocco, on the boards a large mosaic of plants in black calf (recessed), sand and midnight blue, smooth spine with gilt title in Chinese style, gilt edges (head trimmed), coral suede lining and endpapers, cover and spine preserved, folder. and slipcase (Creuzevault). Edition with 141 original colour lithographs in the text by Raoul Dufy, including lettering and ornaments. "These spirited and colorful lithographs are typical of Dufy's most popular work. (The Artist & the Book, 1860-1960). Limited edition of 130 numbered copies on Rives paper (no. 81). A very fine copy in a masterly and expressive binding by Creuzevault. Bibliography: Carteret, Illustrés, IV, p. 133. Museum of fine arts, Boston. The Artist & the Book, 1860-1960, n° 94, p. 71. Rauch, Les Peintres et le Livre, 1867-1957, no. 48. Fondation Maeght, Peintres illustrateurs du XXe siècle, no. 79.