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Les Erophages. Gravures Originales en Couleurs de André Masson

Masson, André. Maurois, André

Paris. Les Editions la Passerelle. 1960
André Masson illustrating André Maurois' Swiftian novel.

From the edition limited to 155 copies, signed by the author, artist, and publisher, with this one of 104 nominatif examples on vélin pur chiffon de RIves.

'Parodiant Jonathan Swift ... André Maurois composa une fantaisie d'un pays gullivérien où la race, sur l'habitat de laquelle un couple est abandonné, est mue par la soif plutôt que par la faim sexuelle ... Maurois a suggéré à Masson un thème doublement érotique. Non seulement les illustrations de Masson renferment une certaine dose d'humour, abstraction faite du portrait de l'auteur qui sert d'introduction, mais encore leur sensualité, particulièrement dans les couleurs, est rarement égalée même dans l'oeuvre de Masson.' (see Cramer pg. 122).

[Cramer 47].
Folio. (446 x 352 mm). Leaf with limitation verso, half-title, printed title with copyright verso, leaf with quotation from Valéry and Maurois' text illustrated with 16 original colour etchings with aquatint by André Masson, leaf with achevé d'imprimer recto and colophon verso, final leaf with justification with publisher's blindstamp recto. Loose as issued in original publisher's printed wrappers with engravings to front and rear covers and spine, decorative green painted paper-covered chemise with gouache additions and gilt title to spine and matching slipcase.
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