Lot no. 2729
[JOUVE (Paul)] - DEMAISON (André). Le livre des bêtes qu'on appelle sauvages. Paris-Lausanne, Frères Gonin, 1934. In-folio in ff., cover illustrated with a woodcut and stone engraving, in publisher's folder and slipcase. Decorated with 20 compositions, all double-page, one for the cover, as well as 5 lettering by Paul Jouve. Edition revised and corrected from the first published in 1929 by Grasset. Very limited edition of 50 copies on Rives vellum, signed by the author, illustrator and publisher, ours enriched with a large original drawing in charcoal and pencil, representing a lion and signed in red by the artist on a loose plate.
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1205 Genève - Switzerland
12/11/2024
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