Softcover, 328 x 250 mm, green French flapped wrappers, lettered; 22 leaves plus 2 in wrappers, unpaginated, incl. frontispiece (etching), headpiece (lithography), 4 in-text illustrations (1 lithography + 3 etchings), and 5 plates (3 dry points + 1 etching = 1 lithography) by Albert Marquet. Limited edition of 200 copies on Arches Vellum, watermarked, of which this is copy № 144; published by Manuel Bruker on May 16, 1948; lithographs printed by André Clot.
Title-page (olive and black): ÉLOGE | DE | ALBERT MARQUET | PAR | LÉON WERTH | ORNÉ | DE GRAVURES ORIGINALES | {publisher’s device} | MANUEL BRUKER ÉDITEUR ||
Colophon: J'AI ACHEVÉ D'IMPRIMER | CET OUVRAGE LE JOUR DE | LA PENTECOTE 1948 A 200 | EXEMPLAIRES SUR VÉLIN | D'ARCHES A LA FORME NU | MÉROTES DE 1 A 200. ON | A JOINT AUX 20 PREMIERS | EXEMPLAIRES UNE SUITE | SUR PAPIER JAPON ANCIEN | ET UNE SUITE DES PLAN | CHES NON UTILISEES. LES | LITHOGRAPHIES ONT ÉTÉ | TIRÉES PAR ANDRÉ CLOT.
The day of Pentecost in 1948 was Sunday, May 16.
Contributors:
Werth, Léon (French, 1878 – 1955) – author
Marquet, Albert (French, 1875 – 1947) – artist
Bruker, Manuel [Mendel] (Jewish-Hungarian-French, 1891 – 1979) – publisher
Clot, André (French, 1909 – 2002) – printer
Additional Information
| Collection | French Illustrated Books , Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Media/Technique | Arches Vellum , Drypoint , Etching , Lithography , Wove paper |
| Subject | Artist , Biography , Elogy , French literature , Illustrated books , Prose |
| Creation / Publishing date | 16-MAY-1948 |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1948 |
| Binding | Original , Paperback , Pictorial wrappers , Softcover |
| Edition | 1st edition , Limited |
| Location | Box 33. |
| Acquisition year | 2024 |
