Description
FIRST EDITION.
ONE OF THE FIRST 29 COPIES ON PUR FIL - unnumbered - following 550 copies on esparto.
Inscribed and signed by the author :
"to Martin Fabiani,
who showed up for my friends
as gentle as the gentle Rousseau
Aragon
An art dealer close to the Vollards and the Wildenstein gallery, Martin Fabiani (1899-1989) published important illustrated books such as the Drawings from the works of Buffon by Pablo Picasso or the Pasiphaé by Montherlant illustrated by Matisse. At the time of writing, Fabiani was preparing the publication of a monograph on Matisse, Drawings, themes and variations, for which Aragon signed the preface entitled "Matisse-en-France".
A fine copy in a decorated binding by Alain Devauchelle, dated 2002.
Binding signed Alain Devauchelle 2002. Yellow box, smooth spine decorated with the author's name in mosaic, on each board an oval blue box mosaic decorated with the title stamped in several colours, black moiré silk lining, turquoise suede endpapers, palladium edges on witnesses, cover and spine, folder and slipcase.
