Lot n° 273
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SAMAIN (Albert) and SABERT (Agnès). *Au Jardin de l'Infante* - Lot 273
SAMAIN (Albert) and SABERT (Agnès). *Au Jardin de l'Infante*. Expanded to include several poems. Watercolors by A. Sabert.
A unique copy in mosaic bindings by René Kieffer, printed on Japanese paper and enriched with a suite of 132 compositions by Agnès Sabert on the same paper, all of the artist’s original drawings, some of which are unpublished, a suite of “smoke drawings” and color samples executed by the artist, 2 L.A.S., several autograph poems illustrated by the publisher, and a proof with all color corrections in the publisher’s hand.
Paris, René Kieffer, 1928.
2 volumes in-8 (190x240 mm), black morocco, on the covers a large gilded and mosaic-style composition of tan, beige, and turquoise morocco, evoking two birds of prey holding each other by the beak, framed by double gilded fillets extending onto the spine, plain spine decorated with squares and rectangles of tan and brown morocco leather, with the title and author’s name gilded in the center; wide inner border of the same morocco leather set with gilded fillet work as a frame and the signature “René Kieffer”; brown silk linings and endpapers, double endpapers, covers and spine preserved, edged slipcase (René Kieffer).
231 pages, 132 in-text illustrations colored by stencil by Agnès Sabert, including 61 headpieces and tailpieces, based on watercolors by Agnès Sabert.
Spine slightly faded, minor scuffing on the edges, slight wear to the slipcases.
A charming edition of the Symbolist masterpiece by Albert Samain (1858–1900), illustrated with 113 stencil-colored vignettes based on watercolors by Agnès Sabert, the pseudonym of Agnès Humbert (1894–1963), who was also an art historian and a famous French Resistance fighter, and the founder of the first Resistance movement, the “Musée de l’Homme group.”
Limited edition of 550 copies; this is a unique copy on Japanese paper, hand-verified by the publisher. It is enhanced by a suite of compositions on Imperial Japanese paper bound at the end and a second volume containing: - 111 original Indian ink drawings and 5 previously unpublished drawings
- a series of color proofs executed by the artist for the edition, including 3 previously unpublished works
- a series of “smoke” versions of all the illustrations, with 3 previously unpublished works
- a letter from the Mercure de France addressed to René Kieffer regarding the publication rights to the text
- an autograph letter signed by Agnès Sabert sent to Ploumach and dated August 24, 1927
- 8 pages of autograph poems by the publisher with colored illustrations
- a proof with all color corrections, handwritten by the publisher for the preparation of this edition.
An exceptional copy, beautifully prepared by René Kieffer (1876–1963).
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