Edy legrand illustrator (8 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fair. The Heritage Press copyright 1961 with Sandglass XII:25 laid in. Book is in excellent state with no visible wear, rubbing, or fading to boards. No marks inside or out. Clean crisp text 20,5 x 30,5 cm. illustrated by Edy Legrand. Silver slipcase has extensive general wear with rub and scuff marks throughout, but overall case is sound. Armour, Margaret [Translator]; Schoenberner, Franz [Introduction]. Edy Legrand (illustrator). Book. …

A scarce livre d'artiste, illustrated with 17 ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY EDY LEGRAND, of which eight are full-page and hors-texte. From a total edition of 225 copies, this is one of 200 printed on fine Dutch wove paper. 4to. Original wraps. Uncut. Fine and bright.

Hardcover. First edition. Folio, 11" x 15 1/4", 30 pages, 54 illustrations -- one double-page, two large folding maps on Japan, a plethora of pochoir plates (hand-colored through stencils). A triumph of modern French book making depicting the feats of French exploration -- Cartier, de la Salle and Le Perouse. "In England of the halcyon 1920's, Eric Ravilious and Edward Bawden joined Douglas Percy Bliss in a chorus of praise for for MACAO ET COSMAGE, 1919 & VOYAGES." [see: Private Libraries Spring 1969]. Front cover and extremities rubbed, interior contents clean and fresh. Orig. pictorial boards and beige cloth spine. Very good. Legrand, Edy (illustrator).…

Softcover. Limited edition. Large quarto. [16]pp (text), 5 loose photographic plates, 8 illustrated loose plates. Original illustrated stiff paper portfolio. This stunning work on Moroccan women contains five remarkable b/w photographs by Bernard Rouget, the renowned French photographer who spent 34 years in Morocco, showing Moroccan women and girls in traditional dress. The photographs are silver gelatin prints. They are accompanied by an essay written by François Bonjean and 8 exquisite pen and ink drawings by Edy Legrand. No record of this work on OCLC. This portfolio is No. 18 of an unknown number of copies, and was specially printed for Mr. Charles Cabos. Moderate shelf wear and sporadic closed tears along edges of portfolio. Very minor age-toning along paper margin. Text in French. Portfolio in overall fair to good, interior in very good condition.…

ONE OF 30 LARGE-PAPER COPIES ON FINE MADAGSCAR WOVE PAPER, SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND WITH SEVEN ORIGINAL ETCHINGS BY EDY-LEGRAND. This is a collection of unpublished pieces on various subjects, especially World War I and Spain. Although the entire edition (3500 copies) is illustrated with reproductions of line drawings by Edy Legrand, ONLY LARGE-PAPER COPIES INCLUDE THE SEVEN ORIGINAL HORS-TEXTE ETCHINGS. This copy is boldly SIGNED BY MONTHERLANT on the half-title. 8vo. Publisher's wraps. Uncut. A bit of faint spotting, else FINE AND BRIGHT. Edy Legrand was one of the great book artists of the 20th century.…

A GORGEOUS LIVRE D'ARTISTE. Two texts by Bosco ("Le Serpent" appears here in first edition) illustrated with 25 ORIGINAL HORS-TEXTE LITHOGRAPHS (and an additional double-page lithograph on the wraps) BY EDY-LEGRAND, one of the great book artists of the 20th century. Edition limited to 150 numbered copies, beautifully printed on fine BFK Rives wove paper. A UNIQUE COPY, with a second suite of the 25 lithographs on Imperial Japan paper (one of only 10 printed), the preliminary drawing for one of the lithographs, and the maquette for the cover (comprising two signed drawings). All three of the drawings are finely executed in pen and ink wash, and show interesting differences when contrasted with the lithographs. 4to. Original wraps. Board chemise and slipcase. FINE AND BRIGHT, with no defects. A unique copy of one of Legrand's best books, in perfect condition.…

Two volumes, complete.A PERFECT SET OF THIS MONUMENTAL PUBLICATION, WITH AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL DRAWING BY EDY-LEGRAND.Illustrated throught in color and black & white.Edition limited to 3426 numbered sets, of which this set is ONE OF ONLY 50 printed on fine wove paper and bound in full black morocco, and accompanied by an ORIGINAL DRAWING BY EDY-LEGRAND, REPRODUCED IN THE BOOK.India ink, ink wash and white heightening on fine wove paper. 39.2 x 29.7 cm.The artwork used in this publication is especially interesting as there is a section in each volume where the artist himself comments on each of the drawings used. The present drawing is reproduced as a full-page plate on page 179 of volume II. The extensive commentary appears in the same volume (pp. 239-249).Folio.BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL BLACK MOROCCO BY ENGEL.IN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT CONDITION, WITH NO DEFECTS.An outstanding set of an important work by one of the great book artists--even one of the great artists--of the 20th century.…

Two volumes, complete. A PERFECT SET OF THIS MONUMENTAL PUBLICATION. From a deluxe edition of 50 sets supposed to have a drawing by Edy-Legrand, this set, exceptionally, HAS TWO LARGE ORIGINAL GOUACHES REPRODUCED IN THE BOOK AS DOUBLE-PAGE COLOR PLATES. Illustrated throughout in color and black & white. Edition limited to 3426 numbered sets, of which this set is ONE OF ONLY 50 printed on fine wove paper and bound in full black morocco, and accompanied by original artwork, in this case gouache and india ink on fine wove paper. Each painting measures 50 x 65.2 cm. (Three times the size of the double-page plates that reproduce them.) The artwork used in this publication is especially interesting as there is a section in each volume where the artist himself comments on each of the works used. The present gouaches ("Songe d'Innocent III / "Dream of Innocent III" and "En présence de l'évêque d'Assise, François se dépouille de ses richesses" / "In the Presence of the Bishop of Assisi, St. Francis Strips Himself of His Worldly Riches") are reproduced as double-page plates (vol. I, between pp. 16 and 17; vol. II, between pp. 80 and 81). The commentaries appear in volume I, p 261; and volume II, p. 232. THESE TWO GOUACHES, aside from depicting two of the most important scenes from the book, ARE AMONG EDY-LEGRAND'S TRULY OUTSTANDING ILLUSTRATIONS. The colors are bright and fresh. The reproductions in the book, only one-third the size, do not do them justice. Folio. BEAUTIFULLY BOUND IN FULL BLACK MOROCCO BY ENGEL. IN ABSOLUTELY PERFECT CONDITION, WITH NO DEFECTS. SURELY THE BEST POSSIBLE SET of an important work by one of the great book artists--even one of the great artists--of the 20th century. …