Description: One volume in-4to, 28.7 x 23 cm, in a grey double slipcase 29.6 x 24 cm, lettered paper label to spine, in publisher’s original French flapped blue wrappers, lettered on front, unbound, printed on thick wove paper watermarked "PUR FIL MARAIS". Illustrated with coloured two full-page plates and numerous in-text images, head- and tailpieces engraved by F. Nourisson after André Dignimont.
Title-page (blue and black): PIERRE MAC ORLAN | LE QUAI | DES BRUMES | ILLUSTRATIONS DE | DIGNIMONT | ÉDITIONS ARC-EN-CIEL | M CM XLVIII ||
Pagination: [1-4] (h.t./frontis., t.p./copyright, 5-157 [158] [8] (plate, limit., colophon, blank); total 166 pages.
Limitation: Printed in December 1948, engravings on Padovani press and text by Vibert. The edition is limited to 250 copies, № 1 unique on Japon nacré + original drawings and one suite, 28 copies (№ 2-29) on Vélin d’Arches + one drawing and one suite, 51 copies (№ 30-80) on Vélin de Lana + one suite, 170 copies (№ 81-250) on Vélin pur fil des Papeteries du Marais, 10 copies (№ I-X) on different papers for collaborators. This copy is № 115.
Ref: WorldCat.
Pierre Mac-Orlan (French, 1882 – 1970) – author.
André Dignimont (French, 1891 – 1965) – artist.
Additional Information
| Collection | Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Subject | 20th century , Fiction , French literature , Illustrated books , Limited editions , Modern literature |
| Media/Technique | Engraving , Wove paper |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1948 |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus , Limited |
| Binding | Slipcase , Softcover , Wrappers |
| Acquisition year | 2022 |
