Éditions de la Bonne Étoile (Paris, fictitious publisher, fl. 1934–c. 1936) Cotinaud, Paul (French, fl. c. 1920s–1940s)
Union Typographique (Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, printer, fl. 1906–c. 1980s) Leduc, Henri Édouard (French, 1875–1955)
Description: One volume, 27 x 21.5 cm, collated 4to, bound in full dark crimson calf with gilt floral border, raised bands with gilt filets, gilt lettering to spine, 16 colour plates, one of them loose, and numerous woodcut tailpieces.
Title-page: (black and blue): VOLTAIRE | L'INGÉNU | {VIGNETTE} | ILLUSTRATIONS DE BERTHOMMÉ SAINT-ANDRÉ | ÉDITIONS DE LA BONNE ÉTOILE | PARIS ||
Collation: 4to; π4 (2 blanks, h.t./limitation, t.p.), 1-184, last blank; total 76 leaves plus 16 colour plates after Louis Berthommé Saint-André and two flyleaves, first and last.
Pagination: [4 blanks] [1-4] 5-143 [144] [4 blanks]; total 152 pages, ils.
Limitation: Edition limited to 2,500 copies, of which this is copy № 1621.
Colophon: Printed under direction of Paul Cotinaud at L’Union Typographique by Henri Leduc; photogravures executed by G. Duval and coloured by E. Vairel fils.
Contributors:
François Marie Arouet de Voltaire (French, 1694 – 1778) – author.
Louis Berthomme Saint-André (French, 1905 – 1977) – artist.
| Collection | Illustrated books , Library |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Period | 20 AD , Mid-20th Century |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Subject | 18th century , Didactic fiction , Erotica , Fiction , French literature , Humour , Illustrated books , Limited editions , Literature , Love , Man-woman relationships , Novel , Philosophy , Voltaire , Voltaire, François Marie Arouet de (French, 1694 – 1778) |
| Media/Technique | Paper , Photogravure , Stencil , Wove paper |
| Binding | Full calf , Hardcover |
| Size | 4to |
| Edition | 1st edition, thus , Limited |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1934 |
| Acquisition year | 2022 |
