Établissements Nicolas. Maison fondée en 1822. Liste des Grands Vins fins 1939. Illustrations de C. Erickson

 

An exceptional recueil of Nicolas Ponce's graphic oeuvre, likely constituted by the artist himself, and an important monument to the history of French engraving in the eighteenth century.

A fine copy of Laboureur's privately published essay on original engraving with a presentation to Camille Bloch.

André Derain's superb woodcuts - the only colour illustrations he made for a book - for François Rabelais' 'Pantagruel'.

A very good unsophisticated copy of 'La Belle-Enfant ou l'Amour à Quarante Ans' with Raoul Dufy's illustrations for Eugène Montfort's text.

Vollard's Les Réincarnations du Père Ubu illustrated by Rouault together with Rouault's original manuscript for his introduction.

Fernand Léger's 'La Fin du Monde.

The suite 'à part' of Decaris' etchings for Ronsard's 'Discours des MIsères de Ce Temps'.

A rare presentation copy of Marc Chagall's masterful illustrations for Gogol's 'Dead Souls'.

From the edition limited to 575 copies (including five hors commerce), with this one of 500 on papier rose, vergé, à la forme.