Daphné
Schmied, François-Louis. Vigny, Alfred de
Paris. Chez F. L. Schmied. 1924
Schmied's first major book: de Vigny's 'Daphné' with three signed leaves of original painted work by Schmied for the book.
From the edition limited to 140 copies, each with printed number and signed by Schmied in pencil.
Also included, inserted loose, with the present copy is the following original material:
- a blank bifolium matching the paper used for the printed book with Schmied's original painting for the pictorial title: executed in colour gouache and silver paint to a sheet of card, the work is signed by Schmied in ink beneath and mounted over the title 'DAPHNÉ' executed in black ink direct to the sheet; the final verso of the sheet features a proof of printed text for the book pasted to the sheet with Schmied's hand-painted bandeaux above and beneath in umber;
- a blank bifolium matching the paper used for the printed book with Schmied's original painting for the vignette at the foot of a leaf of text: executed in colour gouache and signed at lower right in blue ink, the painting is pasted to the sheet beneath as a proof of printed text for the book (the text matches that of the bifolium detailed above) pasted to the sheet beneath Schmied's painting for the bandeau at the head of the same executed in umber and ochre;
- a single leaf matching the paper used for the printed book with Schmied's original painting for a large initial 'T' used in the book: executed in gouache direct to the sheet, the painting is signed beneath in blue ink by Schmied at lower right;
As per the justification: 'Cette édition des quatre lettres de Daphné, due à l'initiative du Docteur Amédée Baumgartner, a été établie par F.-L. Schmied qui en a conçu l'ordonnance et l'ornementation, gravé les planches sur bois et exécuté le tirage sur ses presses à bras à 140 exemplaires numérotés et signés. Pressier: Pierre Bouchet.'
From the edition limited to 140 copies, each with printed number and signed by Schmied in pencil.
Also included, inserted loose, with the present copy is the following original material:
- a blank bifolium matching the paper used for the printed book with Schmied's original painting for the pictorial title: executed in colour gouache and silver paint to a sheet of card, the work is signed by Schmied in ink beneath and mounted over the title 'DAPHNÉ' executed in black ink direct to the sheet; the final verso of the sheet features a proof of printed text for the book pasted to the sheet with Schmied's hand-painted bandeaux above and beneath in umber;
- a blank bifolium matching the paper used for the printed book with Schmied's original painting for the vignette at the foot of a leaf of text: executed in colour gouache and signed at lower right in blue ink, the painting is pasted to the sheet beneath as a proof of printed text for the book (the text matches that of the bifolium detailed above) pasted to the sheet beneath Schmied's painting for the bandeau at the head of the same executed in umber and ochre;
- a single leaf matching the paper used for the printed book with Schmied's original painting for a large initial 'T' used in the book: executed in gouache direct to the sheet, the painting is signed beneath in blue ink by Schmied at lower right;
As per the justification: 'Cette édition des quatre lettres de Daphné, due à l'initiative du Docteur Amédée Baumgartner, a été établie par F.-L. Schmied qui en a conçu l'ordonnance et l'ornementation, gravé les planches sur bois et exécuté le tirage sur ses presses à bras à 140 exemplaires numérotés et signés. Pressier: Pierre Bouchet.'
[48 bifolia: 96 unnumbered leaves]. Small folio. (310 x 258 mm). Pictorial title with justification verso, leaf with quotation in Greek from Plato with frontispiece verso, leaf with title in black, brown and bistre and the four letters of de Vigny's text of 'Daphne' illustrated by Schmied with decorative initials, vignettes, bandeaux, head- and tail-pieces and large illustrations of which 5 are full-page, final leaf with achevé d'imprimer; Schmied's illustrations, all wood-engravings printed in colour and with additional argent ink are as follows: pictorial title, full-page frontispiece, 17 large initials, 14 vignettes and head- and tail-pieces, 10 bandeaux and 10 illustrations of which 5 are full-page. Loose as issued in original publisher's thick paper printed wrappers with wood-engraved decoration and argent title with two thick argent bands flowing over the spine to the rear wrapper by Schmied, original marbled paper-covered chemise with paper label with argent title pasted to spine and matching slipcase.
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