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BOURGET, Paul. RODAUDI & GIRALDON.
See original version (French)
122
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BOURGET, Paul. RODAUDI & GIRALDON.
See original version (French)
Estimate €180 - €200
Voluntary lot
Description
BOURGET, Paul. RODAUDI & GIRALDON.
Pastels.
Paris, L. Conquet, 1895.
In-8, 330 pp. Turquoise morocco leather, spine with raised ribs, author’s name, title and date in gold lettering, compartments, front and back covers framed by multiple gilt fillets with metal fittings at the corners, double gilt fillet on the edges and caps, cover and spine preserved, imitation half-morocco binding slipcase with matching case [G. Mercier, son of his father] (minor scuffing to the binding and the inside of the slipcase; spine of the slipcase slightly faded).
Catalogue entry:
The illustrations consist of 11 watercolours by Robaudi, engraved on copper by Chauvet and Hellé, and were printed in colour using the rotogravure process by Wittmann on the general half-title page and chapter half-titles, and retouched by the artist; 35 watercolours by Giraldon, reproduced in relief by Ducourtioux and Huillard, were printed in colour using letterpress by Chamerot and Renouard; two of these appear on the cover, one as a title ornament, eleven as headpieces, ten as initials, and eleven as tailpieces.
A single print run of 200 copies on Japanese paper; this is no. 11.
A fine copy.
See original version (French)
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