La Dernière Nuit.
by LAURENS, Henri. Eluard, Paul
- Used
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris., 1942.. Original publisher's printed wrappers.. Large 12mo.. Frontispiece engraving, designed and engraved by Henri Laurens and signed 'HL' in the plate, printed in 5 different colours. An exceptional copy of Eluard's 'La Derniere Nuit' with illustrations by Laurens. From the edition limited to 65 numbered copies signed by the artist and poet, with this one of 53 on vélin d'Arches.An excellent copy with the suite by Laurens printed in 4 different colours: Blue, brown, grey / black and ochre.A clandestinely printed edition, intended for the trusted friends of the artist, Henri Laurens, and the poet, Paul Eluard. La Dernière Nuit consists of seven 'poèmes de résistance' denouncing oppression allied with Laurens' powerful frontispiece.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Sims Reed Rare Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 47722
- Title
- La Dernière Nuit.
- Author
- LAURENS, Henri. Eluard, Paul
- Format/Binding
- Original publisher's printed wrappers.
- Book Condition
- Used
- Place of Publication
- Paris.
- Date Published
- 1942.
- Pages
- [12 unnumbered leaves].
- Size
- Large 12mo.
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About the Seller
Sims Reed Rare Books
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London
About Sims Reed Rare Books
Sims Reed Ltd. (Est. 1978, St James's London) specialises in rare books related to art and architecture and stocks a wide range of material in the following categories: Antiquarian, Illustrated Books, Contemporary Artists' Books & Multiples, Periodicals, Architecture, Photography, Applied Arts, Manuscripts and Ephemera.
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- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Plate
- Full page illustration or photograph. Plates are printed separately from the text of the book, and bound in at production. I.e.,...