Fellowes, Daisy [Decazes de Glücksberg, Marguerite Séverine Philippine] (French, 1890–1962)
Coulouma, Robert (French, 1887–1976) Imprimerie Coulouma (Argenteuil/Paris, printer, fl. 1911–1957)
Description: Bound in brown ¾ morocco over marbled boards by R. et R. Mativet (ink stamp to ffep verso), collated 4to, 26.4 x 20.7 cm, raised bands, gilt arabesque and lettering to spine, original glossy pink pictorial wrappers preserved, marbled endpapers, bookplate to front pastedown “ML”, to front fep “EX-LIBRIS | Jacques | Crépineau”; A.L.s. of Marcel Vertès pasted to one of the feps: "Biblis [6] rue Jacques Callot. Cher Monsieur Le Bodo, Voudriez-vous avoir l’amabilité et de céder un exemplaire de « Dimanche » à M. Risler à un prix très réduit?
Merci d’avance. Bien à vous, Vertès".
Jean Le Bodo – abord gérant de la Librairie Biblis (20, rue du Vieux-Colombier, Paris 6e), et en 1946, libraire au Livre de France, Paris 16e; Risler – probablement Jean-François Risler (1910-1952), fils d’un pianiste Joseph-Édouard Risler
(1873 – 1929).
Title-page: DAISY FELLOWES | Les | Dimanches | de la | Csse de Narbonne | ILLUSTRATIONS | DE | VERTÈS | ÉDITIONS DE France | 20, AVENUE RAPP, PARIS ||
Collation: 1 blank, front wrapper, π4 (2 blanks with A.L.s. pasted to the 2nd, h.t., t.p.), 1-244 χ4 (table, colophon, 2 blanks) back wrapper, 1 blank; total 104 leaves within the wrappers, numerous in-text and 7 full-page prints after drawings by Marcel Vertès, within collation.
Pagination: [8] [1-2] 3-191 [192] [8], total 208 pages, ils.
Limitation: printed on June 25, 1935 by Coulouma (Argenteuil) under the direction of H. Barthélemy, 20 copies (№1-20) on Japon blanc super-nacré + two suites, 80 copies on Japon a la forme (№21-100) + one suite, 900 (№101-1000) on Vélin blanc. This is copy № 598.
Catalogue raisonné: Vokaer (Vertès) № 34, p. 15.
Provenance: Jacques Crepineau (French, 1932 – 2017).
Contributors:
Daisy Fellowes [Marguerite Séverine Philippine Decazes de Glücksberg] (French, 1890 – 1962) – author
Marcel Vertès [Marcell Vértes] (Jewish-Hungarian-French, 1895 – 1961) – artist.
| Collection | Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Subject | 20th century , French literature , Illustrated books , Limited editions , Modern literature |
| Media/Technique | Wove paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1935 |
| Creation / Publishing date | 25-JUN-1935 |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus , Limited |
| Binding | Hardcover , Mativet, R. et R. , Morocco , Owner's binding , Pictorial wrappers , Softcover |
| Catalogue raisonne | Vokaer (Vertès) |
| Acquisition year | 2022 |
