signed first edition paperback
1919 · Paris
by WHITMAN, Walt & BAZALGETTE, Leon
Paris: A. J. Gonon, 1919. Limited. paperback. near fine. Jean Lurcat. Version Nouvelle de Leon Bazalgette. Illustrated by Jean Lurcat with b/w woodcut headpieces. [12] pages. Slim folio, unbound sheets as issued, in marbled paper wrappers with gilt title. Paris: A. J. Gonon, (1919). Limited edition. Some light toning and foxing on page margins, still a near fine copy of this scarce edition.
Jean Lurcat's first book. From an edition of only 115 total, this copy is un-numbered but signed "J.L." by the artist, and with an additional pencil inscription from the publisher Aristide Gonon (presumably to the renowned novelist Pierre Mac Orlan): "a (truncated)
Jean Lurcat's first book. From an edition of only 115 total, this copy is un-numbered but signed "J.L." by the artist, and with an additional pencil inscription from the publisher Aristide Gonon (presumably to the renowned novelist Pierre Mac Orlan): "a (truncated)