[CHARLOT, Jean (1898-1979), illustrator]. Picture Book. 32 Original Lithographs... Inscriptions by Paul Claudel. Translated onto English by Elise Cavanna. New York: John Becker, 1933. 4to. [68], [1, colophon] ff. Illustrated with 32 original color lithographs drawn directly onto the plates by Jean Charlot, and printed under the technical supervision of Will A. Kistler. Each plate preceded by a title-page and an accompanying page of descriptive prose by Claudel. Small color title-page illustration. Format designed by Merle Armitage. Type handset by Lynton R. Kistler Perfect-bound printed paper wrappers with illustration on front cover. #93/500 COPIES SIGNED IN INK ON THE COLOPHON BY JEAN CHARLOT, LYNTON R. KISTLER, AND MERLE ARMITAGE.
Condition
Wrappers toned, lightly soiled, and have some very light wear. Very minor foxing and offsetting from plates, ffep. with minor marginal chipping, text and plates a bit toned. Still, a fine copy of this work, not often found complete on the market, as many copies have been broken up for their plates.
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Picture Book contains a variety of images, each depicting various figures, including the Sacrifice of Isaac from the Old Testament, people dancing at dawn, a mother and child, a naval skirmish, a man hunting a leopard, a man playing a guitar on an iron bed, and more.