FROMENTIN (Eugène) and MAINSSIEUX (Lucien). A Summer in the - Lot 131

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FROMENTIN (Eugène) and MAINSSIEUX (Lucien). A Summer in the - Lot 131
FROMENTIN (Eugène) and MAINSSIEUX (Lucien). A Summer in the Sahara. A unique copy in which all the black-and-white drawings have been hand-colored by Lucien Mainssieux, enriched with a set of 21 etchings numbered and signed by the artist and 4 plates of specimens. Paris, Les Éditions G. Crès et Cie, 1928. Large 4to (240x300 mm), paperback, illustrated color-printed cloth-bound cover, in a slipcase and matching case. XVI and 243 pages, 102 illustrations by Lucien Mainssieux: 21 etchings (including 17 as inserts), 31 color watercolors (including 14 as inserts), and 50 drawings in the text. Spine rubbed, small tears at the caps, fragile binding. A fine edition of this account of Eugène Fromentin’s (1820–1876) journey through southern Algeria and his stay in Laghouat during the summer of 1853, illustrated with 102 delicate black-and-white and color compositions by the painter and engraver Lucien Mainssieux (1885–1958), including 21 etchings, 31 watercolors, and 50 drawings, perfectly capturing “the natural atmosphere and luminous vibrancy of the African skies” (brochure). Limited edition of 100 numbered copies on Rives vellum, this one being no. 75, enriched with a set of 21 etchings numbered and signed by hand by the artist and 4 plates of specimens, brought together in the publisher’s illustrated prospectus (1 double-leaf folio). A unique copy in which all the black-and-white drawings were hand-colored by Lucien Mainssieux for Marcel Monteux, as indicated by the two autograph notes signed by the artist and the publisher on the colophon.
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