VILLON (François). - Lot 384

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VILLON (François). - Lot 384
VILLON (François). The Ballads of the Testament, the various Poems, & the Repeue franche of Villon & his companions. Preface by Pierre Champion. Paris, Éditions de la Cigogne, 1981. In-4, grey morocco, first cover decorated with a mosaic composition in various tones depicting the portrait of a man in medieval costume holding a book in his right hand, large frame decorated with a paving of rhombuses drawn by cold nets on the second cover with large mosaic fleuron in the center, spine, red morocco lining decorated with a mosaic composition representing each a couple of villagers celebrating, red moire endpapers, gilt head, untrimmed, case (Amateur binding). Edition illustrated with 64 etchings by Barta. Edition of 210 copies, this one of the 9 first copies on japon super nacré. Interesting amateur mosaic binding: its naive workmanship shows that the art of bookbinding is not within the reach of everyone! Without the suites, the 2 original drawings and the oil painting added to these copies.
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