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Quelques Bois de Ludovic Rodo. Avec une Glose sur la Gravure par Ker-Frank-Houx

Pissarro. Ker-Frank-Houx

Paris. Artiste Editions / Georges Crès et Cie. 1919
A very fine unsophisticated copy of this scarce work by Ludovic Rodo Pissarro.

This charming work is illustrated by Camille Pissarro's fourth son, Ludovic Rodo Pissarro (1878 - 1952) and was issued by the art magazine 'L'Artiste'.

From the edition limited to 200 copies on papier vergé à la forme de Greenfield.

'Il n'a pas été tiré d'exemplaires dits de luxe.' (From the justification).
[10 unnumbered leaves]. 4to. (269 x 202 mm). Illustrated with 15 vignette woodcuts by Ludovic Rodo Pissarro, each printed in brown. Original publisher's printed wrappers with titles to front cover in black.
#45194

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