Softcover volume, 24.7 x 19.7 cm, red felt with gilt embossing to front, pages framed in red, watermarked Arches wove paper, lower and outer margins untrimmed; matted original drawing (watercolour, India ink, graphite on Arches wove paper), signed André Collot and dated 36 laid in.
Title-page (red and black): ANDREA DE NERCIAT | LE DOCTORAT | IMPROMPTU | ILLUSTRÉ | D’EAUX-FORTES ORIGINALES | PAR | ANDRÉ COLLOT | {publisher’s device} | LA TRADITION | PARIS ||
Pagination: [2] blank, [1, 2] h.t./limitation, [3, 4] frontis., [5, 6] t.p./blank, 7-125 [126] blank, [2] colophon/blank, [2] blank; 7 full-page (incl. frontispiece) and 9 half-page plates, 2 tailpieces and 2 initials (etching and au pochoir colouring after André Collot); total 132 pages (66 leaves, incl. plates within collation).
Limitation: A print run of 500 copies; this is № 268.
Colophon: Paul Durupt supervision, text at Coulouma / H. Barthélemy, plates at La Tradition (Paris); date of printing: 30-APR-1935
Contributors:
André-Robert Andréa de Nerciat (French, 1739 – 1800) – author.
André Collot (French, 1897 – 1976) – artist.
Additional Information
| Collection | Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Subject | 18th century , French erotic fiction , French literature , Illustrated books , Limited editions |
| Media/Technique | Etching , Hand-colouring , Watercolour , Wove paper |
| Creation / Publishing date | 30-APR-1935 |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1935 |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus , Limited |
| Binding | Felt , Semisoft |
| Acquisition year | 2023 |
