Suite of 47 signed original etchings, in first state, for "Ballades, rondeaux et complaintes, Poésies choisies et ornées de gravures de Jean Frélaut"

Jean Frélaut (Charles d'Orléans)

Edité par Lacourrière, Paris, 1949

A propos de cet article

A COMPLETE SUITE OF ALL 43 ETCHINGS (PLUS FOUR PLANCHES REFUSEES) EXECUTED BY JEAN FRÉLAUT FOR HIS ILLUSTRATED EDITION OF THE POETRY OF CHARLES D'ORLEANS. 47 etchings in all. Edition limited to ONLY 7 SETS PRINTED ON EXTREMELY FINE LAID PAPER, with each etching justified (5/7), annotated ("1er état"), and signed in pencil by the artist. Large 4to. Loose as issued in a custom-made cloth folding case. FINE AND BRIGHT, WITH NO DEFECTS. Laid in is an inscribed carte de visite from renowned French author Maurice Genevoix (1890-1980). AN EXTRAORDINARILY RARE SET OF EXTRAORDINARILY BEAUTIFUL ETCHINGS. Most such sets were surely broken up long ago, or acquired by institutions.

N° de réf. du vendeur 39506

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Suite of 47 signed original etchings, in first state, for "Ballades, rondeaux et complaintes, Poésies choisies et ornées de gravures de Jean Frélaut"
• Éditeur: Lacourrière, Paris
• Date de parution: 1949
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Illustrateur: Jean Frélaut
• Édition: Edition originale
• État de la jaquette: Jaquette
• Signé: Signé par l'auteur
• Catalogues du vendeur:
  • illustrated books