Considérations sur la Gravure Originale.

Brussels.: La Société de la Gravure Originale Belge., 1928.. Original publisher's printed paper wrappers with titles in black to front cover.. Oblong 4to. (225 x 285 mm).. Original engraved frontispiece by Laboureur, signed in pencil at lower right, inserted loose, half-title with presentation, title, engraved plate and engraved tail-piece by Emile-H. Tielemans, opening three-line initial printed in red to Laboureur's text and final leaf with justification. A fine copy of Laboureur's privately published essay on original engraving with a presentation to Camille Bloch.From the edition limited to 115 numbered copies on Arches, with this one of 15 lettered copies for the author and collaborators on the publication and with a presentation in pencil on the half-title: 'à Camille-Bloch, cordial / hommage de l'auteur / J. E. Laboureur'.'Bien des vues erronées, bien des idées fausses se perpétuent touchant le caractère de la gravure d'interprétation, ou de reproduction, comme on voudra. Nous allons essayer de faire le tour de ces idées, vraies ou fausses, d'ésquisser en quelque sorte de ce que plus de science et de loisir m'aurait peut-être permis d'appeler: 'Défense et Illustration de la Gravure Originale'.' (From Laboureur's text).Camille Bloch was a French publisher who issued a number of works with illustration by Laboureur.