BAES, Rachel. Three Interviews with Paul Léautaud in Fontena - Lot 41

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BAES, Rachel. Three Interviews with Paul Léautaud in Fontena - Lot 41
BAES, Rachel. Three Interviews with Paul Léautaud in Fontenay-aux-Roses. An extremely rare booklet printed in a limited edition of only 19 non-commercial copies (this one is No. 8, collated and signed by the artist), illustrated with a drawing depicting the writer Paul Léautaud. Paris, published by the author, 1949. In-8 (200 x 150 mm), paperback, pink cloth-covered cover printed in black. 48 pages, a black-and-white drawing signed by Rachel Baes as a frontispiece. Cover slightly creased. First edition of this booklet published by the Belgian painter Rachel Baes, featuring excerpts from her diary in which she recounts her exchanges with the writer Paul Léautaud. It is illustrated with a drawing dated January 5, 1947, depicting the writer smoking while seated in an armchair in Fontenay-aux-Roses. Limited edition of only 19 numbered copies not for sale; this is No. 8, hand-signed and inscribed by Rachel Baes. A fine copy.
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