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Leger, Fernand. Frénaud, André
Paris. Seghers. 1952
The rarest of Fernand Léger's illustrated books.
From the edition limited to 25 numbered copies on Chine (as well as three additional lettered copies) signed in blue ink by Léger and Frénaud, with the colour lithographs printed on vélin d'Annan.
Although five colour lithographs are announced on the title ('avec cinq lithographies originales en couleurs'), as Saphire makes clear, only four colour lithographs are included in the text; the fifth lithograph is the vignette on the title printed in black.
[Saphire 121 - 125].
From the edition limited to 25 numbered copies on Chine (as well as three additional lettered copies) signed in blue ink by Léger and Frénaud, with the colour lithographs printed on vélin d'Annan.
Although five colour lithographs are announced on the title ('avec cinq lithographies originales en couleurs'), as Saphire makes clear, only four colour lithographs are included in the text; the fifth lithograph is the vignette on the title printed in black.
[Saphire 121 - 125].
[31 doubled leaves]. Small folio. (270 x 222 mm). Half-title with justification verso, printed title with large lithograph vignette, leaf with dedication 'A Christiane' and Frénaud's verse illustrated with four original colour lithographs by Fernand Léger printed on vélin d'Annan, each initialled by Leger in the stone, leaf with 'Table' and final leaf with achevé d'imprimer. Original publisher's red printed wrappers, stitched as issued with black thread in the Japanese style, black cloth-backed red board chemise with title to spine in red and matching slipcase.
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