MAUROIS, André, and OTHON FRIESZ. Rouen. - Lot 206

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MAUROIS, André, and OTHON FRIESZ. Rouen. - Lot 206
MAUROIS, André, and OTHON FRIESZ. Rouen. A copy on Japanese paper, with a watermark, printed for the bibliophile Léon Comar, enhanced with a suite on Chinese paper. Paris, Société d’Édition “Le Livre,” 1929. In-4, paperback, illustrated cloth-covered binding, with a blue paper slipcase and publisher’s case featuring a title label on the spine and front cover. 86 pp., 10 lithographs, including the cover. Publisher’s case faded and scuffed. First illustrated edition, featuring 10 original black-and-white lithographs by Othon Friesz. Limited edition of 275 copies; this is one of the 10 special copies on “Japon Ancien” paper (No. I), containing a separate suite on “Chine” paper and specially printed for the entrepreneur and bibliophile Léon Comar (1863–1932). A beautiful copy of this delightful edition, which marks the collaboration between André Maurois and his friend, the painter Othon Friesz, both of whom were connected by their shared Norman heritage.
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