Charles Maurras / Joanny Drevet - Paysages et Cités de Provence - 1932

Fascinating numbered edition 433 on Hollande B.F.K. de Rives and illustrated with 21 original black etchings hors-texte and 20 off-text wash drawings reproduced by Joanny Drevet - The author celebrates the diversity and beauty of Provence, describing its reliefs, its lights, its villages, its monuments and its traditions, while underscoring the harmony between nature and history - He evokes emblematic towns, their architectures, their antique and medieval heritages, as well as their evolution through time, highlighting the permanence of certain cultural values and forms - Maurras also develops a reflection on rooting, memory and the continuity of civilizations, linking the landscape to collective identity and national history - Charles Maurras / Joanny Drevet - Paysages et Cités de Provence - 1932 - Didier & Richard - 23-(4) Pages. 21 black etchings including 20 full-page. Condition: Moderate binding condition, paperback in its original full flexible soft cover bound with the publisher’s slipcase; however, the spine is torn, there is wear from handling, some minor defects on the cover, slight creases at the spine, the spine is smooth and the first cover is titled in black - Good interior condition, slight browning, the work enriched with 21 original black hors-texte etchings and 20 off-text wash drawings reproduced by Joanny Drevet, a handsome numbered copy, one of 450 copies on Hollande B.F.K. de Rives (No. 433), clean text, fresh interior - Delivery service available within a few days.

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