131 - DEMAISON (André) – DENIS (Odette).
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Estimate 200 € - 300 €

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DEMAISON (André) – DENIS (Odette). La Comédie animale. Ombres des Dieux. No place: Published at the expense of an amateur, [1955]. — Folio, 380 x 287: (4 leaves, the first 2 and the last one blank), 156 pp., (6 leaves, the last 3 blank), illustrated cover. Unbound, cover mounted, with the publisher’s slipcase and cover. A print run of 165 copies of this work, part of the *La Comédie animale* series, which portrays animals, including several from Africa (lions, tigers, monkeys, leopards, etc.). It is illustrated with 23 exquisite animal engravings by Odette DENIS. One of the 35 copies on Marais vellum (no. 39), comprising a set of engravings with notes by Johannot. It is enhanced by an autograph dedication signed by Odette Denis, addressed to Madame Blondeau, accompanied by a beautiful original drawing depicting a leopard licking its paw. Very well-preserved copy. Provenance: Madame Blondeau, with a dedication from the artist.

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131 - DEMAISON (André) – DENIS (Odette). See original version (French)

131 - DEMAISON (André) – DENIS (Odette).
See original version (French)