Édouard Herriot / René Demeurisse - Dans la foret Normande - 1948

Charming numbered edition on pure rag paper in the Lana form and illustrated with more than 40 original lithographs by painter and engraver René Demeurisse (1894-1961) - Through this title, the reader is invited to discover a region whose identity rests not only on its historic towns, its villages and architectural heritage, but also on the richness of its natural spaces, the diversity of its vegetation, and the particular atmosphere of its forests - The Norman forest constitutes an universe where majestic trees meet shaded undergrowth, winding paths, clearings and landscapes shaped by the seasons, offering a setting conducive to observation, contemplation, and reflection - Nature there appears as a living heritage, whose successive transformations reveal the passage of time and the deep links between rural populations and their environment - Édouard Herriot / René Demeurisse - In the Norman forest - 1948 - Georges Bouvet Editions - 369 Pages. Very good condition of the binding, the work in its original full red morocco binding, under the publisher's marbled slipcase, Normandy arms stamped on the front board, minimal signs of use, gilt head, ornate spine with raised bands, gilded title and author name - Very good interior condition, partly original edition limited to 210 copies and illustrated with more than 40 original lithographs by painter and engraver René Demeurisse (1894-1961), he, one of 180 on Lana-form pure rag paper, clean text, interior rather fresh, very fine copy - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days -

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