RABELAIS — Gargantua. Lithographs by Schem, 1937 - Lot 208

RABELAIS — Gargantua. Lithographs by Schem, 1937 RABELAIS (François). Gargantua. Lithographs by Schem. With a preface and explanatory summaries by Pierre Huguenin, and a glossary and notes by Louis Perceau. Dijon, Éditions du Manoir, Henri Pasquinelly, 1937. Large paperback volume, embossed cover printed in black and red. Illustrated edition featuring numerous separate lithographs by Schem, printed by Desjobert in Paris; text printed by Darantière in Dijon. The print run details are very precise: Print run: 3,335 copies, as follows: 10 on Imperial Japanese paper, nos. I–X; 300 on Rives vellum, nos. 1–300; 3,000 on Dauphinois bouffant paper, nos. 301–3,300; 25 copies for contributors on Rives vellum. Copy no. 2,179, thus one of the 3,000 on Dauphinois bouffant paper. Paperback, untrimmed. Cover shows some soiling and small marks; spine and edges show some rubbing and minor damage; interior appears generally satisfactory. The lithographs are all present, and some are protected by their labeled mounts.

Estimate:£25.11

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