Lot 211
Chimot (Édouard).- Magre (Maurice) Les Belles de Nuit, one of 22 special copies with additional states and drawing, bound by Lagadec, Paris, 1927
Hammer Price: £1,100
Description
Chimot (Édouard).- Magre (Maurice) Les Belles de Nuit, letter R of 22 special large paper copies on Japon ancien with the etchings in 4 states (one colour), 4 additional etchings in 4 states, a signed original drawing, and a signed pencil sketch with 6 trial prints, from an edition limited to 468, etchings by Édouard Chimot, bookplates of René Ravaud and Dr. Amand Fonder, bound in dark blue goatskin, by Clovis Lagadec, spine titled and elaborately tooled in gilt with small inlaid red roses around central inlaid figure of naked woman in stockings in tan and grey goatskin, original wrappers bound in, t.e.g., others uncut, very slight rubbing to edges and short crack to head of upper joint, 4to (binding c.335 x 255mm.), Paris, 1927.
⁂ Clovis Lagadec worked for Paul Bonet as one of his specialist binders, and in 1927 he was judged to be the finest binder in Paris.
Description
Chimot (Édouard).- Magre (Maurice) Les Belles de Nuit, letter R of 22 special large paper copies on Japon ancien with the etchings in 4 states (one colour), 4 additional etchings in 4 states, a signed original drawing, and a signed pencil sketch with 6 trial prints, from an edition limited to 468, etchings by Édouard Chimot, bookplates of René Ravaud and Dr. Amand Fonder, bound in dark blue goatskin, by Clovis Lagadec, spine titled and elaborately tooled in gilt with small inlaid red roses around central inlaid figure of naked woman in stockings in tan and grey goatskin, original wrappers bound in, t.e.g., others uncut, very slight rubbing to edges and short crack to head of upper joint, 4to (binding c.335 x 255mm.), Paris, 1927.
⁂ Clovis Lagadec worked for Paul Bonet as one of his specialist binders, and in 1927 he was judged to be the finest binder in Paris.