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LEBEDEFF, Jean and COLUCCI, Guido: MAUPASSANT, Guy de. *La F…
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LEBEDEFF, Jean and COLUCCI, Guido: MAUPASSANT, Guy de. *La F…
See original version (French)
Estimate €600 - €800
Voluntary lot
Description
LEBEDEFF, Jean and COLUCCI, Guido: MAUPASSANT, Guy de. *La Ficelle*.
A copy inscribed to the illustrator, one of only two copies of this short story by Maupassant entirely handwritten by Guido Colucci and featuring six watercolours by Jean Lébédeff.
Paris, n.p., 1943.
Small folio, loose-leaf, padded cover, with a yellow cardboard slipcase and case.
20 unnumbered folios, a frontispiece and 5 watercolour illustrations, including 2 full-page ones.
A few faint foxing spots and scuffing to the slipcase.
An almost unique edition. A limited print run of two copies, entirely handwritten by Guido Colucci and containing six watercolours by Jean Lébédeff, each labelled and numbered A–B on custom-sized vellum, with copy no. A reserved for the artist.
Text written in graphite and calligraphically rendered in two shades. The signatures of both authors appear in red ink on the colophon page. Each watercolour is signed with Jean Lébédeff’s monogram.
Jean Lébédeff (1884–1972), a painter and one of the leading wood engravers of his time, frequently collaborated with Guido Colucci (1877–1949), another renowned Italian artist. Together, they produced several masterpieces in the same style that are highly sought after by collectors, such as *Les Eglogues* (Paris, 1942).
Very rare and in good condition.
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