Title-page: MARCEL AYMÉ | IMAGES DE L'AMOUR | Lithographies | originales | de | Vertès (fac-simile ms) | ÉDITIONS GEORGES GUILLOT | 39 rue de Paradis à Paris ||
French flapped wrapper in a natural canvas double slipcase with gilt lettering to spine, 34.8 x 27.3 cm. Leaves 33 x 25.5 cm, 4 blanks at the beginning, to the second pair of leaves pasted two autograph letters signed by Marcel Aymé; [1-8] 9-119 [120] [6], last leaf blank, h.t. with inscription "En sincère hommage" signed by both Marcel Aymé and Marcel Vertès; 9 full-page chromolithographs, 6 headpieces and 2 tailpieces by Marcel Vertès, tissue-guards; in-4to, unbound. Printed on October 20, 1957.
The edition is limited to 190 copies + 25 not for sale, this is copy № 1, printed on Japon Nacré paper and enriched with three additional suites of lithographs: one on Japon Nacré, one on Japon ancien, one on Hollande, plus a set of decomposition of one chromolithograph; lacking three original drawings.
Contributors:
Marcel Aymé (French, 1902 – 1967) – author.
Marcel Vertès [Marcell Vértes] (Jewish-Hungarian-French, 1895 – 1961) – artist.
Georges Guillot – publisher.
Andrée Koch – designer.
Fequet et Baudier – printers, typography.
Edmond et Jacques Desjobert – lithographers.
Other names: Marcel Vertès, Marcel Vertes, Marcell Vértes
Additional Information
| Collection | Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Subject | French literature , Illustrated books , Lithography , Modern literature |
| Media/Technique | Chromolithography , Lithography , Wove paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1957 |
| Creation / Publishing date | 20-OCT-1957 |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus , Limited |
| Binding | Slipcase , Softcover , Wrappers |
| Acquisition year | 2021 |
