Paul Vialar / Paul-Louis Guilbert - La Rose de la Mer - 1952

Superb numbered edition 70 on Rives vellum and illustrated with 28 black drypoints by Paul-Louis Guilbert, of which the cover - Paul Vialar, a prolific writer particularly sensitive to popular milieus, trades, and French landscapes, develops a body of work attentive to character, inner conflicts, and the concrete realities of existence - The title The Rose of the Sea links two images rich in meaning, the rose evoking beauty, fragility, love and sometimes suffering, while the sea suggests vastness, freedom, movement, and the unpredictability of fate - Paul Vialar / Paul-Louis Guilbert - The Rose of the Sea - 1952 - Aux Dépens de l'Illustrateur - 198 pages. Very good condition of the binding, the work in sheets in its full illustrated original cover, under a binder's slipcase and the publisher's case, with light signs of wear, a few minor defects, edges slightly worn, spine smooth and titled - Very good interior condition, title page printed in red and black, the work enriched with 28 black drypoints by Paul-Louis Guilbert, including the cover, edition of 230 copies, all on Rives vellum, this one numbered 70, clean text, fresh interior - Delivery service guaranteed within a few days -

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