VERTEX (Jean). *Le Village inspiré: A Chronicle of the Bohem - Lot 276

VERTEX (Jean). *Le Village inspiré: A Chronicle of the Bohemian Life in Montmartre (1920–1950)*. Paris: Published by the Author, [1950]. Large quarto, loose-leaf, in the publisher’s slipcase. 12 separate gouache plates by Maurice Utrillo, 10 drawings by Lucie Valore, 7 color reproductions of portraits and watercolors by Max Jacob, Edmond Heuzé, Lepin, Chas Laborde, and Suzanne Valadon, and 5 facsimiles of autographs. Printed in a run of 550 copies; this one is one of the 200 reserved for foreign bibliophiles, on Rives vellum. Minor foxing inside the cardboard slipcase; stains on the slipcase.

Estimate:£1,272.37

View all items fromGiquelloorBooks, Maps & Manuscripts