VOISINS (Auguste Gilbert de) and FALKÉ (Pierre). *Le Bar de - Lot 294

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VOISINS (Auguste Gilbert de) and FALKÉ (Pierre). *Le Bar de - Lot 294
VOISINS (Auguste Gilbert de) and FALKÉ (Pierre). *Le Bar de la Fourche*. With color engravings by Pierre Falké. A remarkable copy in an Art Deco binding designed by Louise Lévêque, enhanced with 2 superb color drawings by Pierre Falké and 11 plates showing the color breakdown of an engraving. Paris, L'Artisan du Livre, n.d. [1928]. In-4 (240x310 mm), full green coarse-grained morocco, smooth spine adorned with an Art Deco-inspired geometric design running across the covers, composed of single and double blind-stamped lines and quadruple gilt lines, forming half-diamonds intersecting with mosaic pieces of brown morocco, wide inner border set with blind-stamped and gilt fillets framing the signature "L. Lévêque" in the leather, a brown morocco leather strip framing the linings, linings and endpapers in chocolate-colored moiré silk, double endpapers, gilt edges on endpapers, covers and spine preserved, case edged and signed with a flap bearing the title on the back (L. Lévêque). 205 pages, 39 color woodcuts by Pierre Falké, including one on the title page and 38 as initials, in the text, and as tailpieces. Minimal scuffing, spine worn on the slipcase. First illustrated edition of this adventure novel about gold prospectors in the American West by Auguste Gilbert de Voisins (1877–1939), adorned with 39 delicate color compositions by Pierre Falké (1884–1947). This novel inspired a film of the same name directed by Alain Levent in 1972, starring Jacques Brel, Isabelle Huppert, and Pierre-François Pistorio as the main characters. Limited edition of 115 copies on Arches vellum; this is No. 100, enhanced with two superb pencil and India ink drawings, highlighted with watercolor, signed by Pierre Falké (140x180 mm each) as well as 11 plates showing the color breakdown of the engraving on page 87. A beautiful copy, beautifully bound by Louise Lévêque, a Parisian bookbinder active from 1933 to 1960.
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