Szyk (Arthur).- Benoit (Pierre) Le Puits de Jacob, number 193 of 300 copies, from an edition limited to 327, title-vignette, 12 plates and pictorial initials by Arthur Szyk, all hand-coloured by J.Saudé, a little foxed and browned, some tissue guards, uncut, original board folder and slip-case (a little rubbed), Paris, 1927 § Apollinaire (Guillaume) Le Poète Assassiné, number 245 of 380 copies, from an edition limited to 450, lithographed plates and illustrations by Raoul Dufy, a little foxed affecting text and plates, original board folder with ties and woodcut by Dufy printed in red on upper cover, a little worn at edges, splits to joints, Paris, 1926, both original printed wrappers, uncut on Apollinaire, both glacine wrappers, a little frayed and defective, 4to (2)
⁂ Le Poète Assassiné, was published to commemorate the eighth anniversary of Apollinaire's death. The cover design is adapted from Dufy's woodcut 'Le Cheval' from Apollinaire's Bestiaire of 1911.
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