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229. L'HOIR (Maurice) & CORNEILLE (Pierre). Le Cid. Pari - Lot 229

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229. L'HOIR (Maurice) & CORNEILLE (Pierre). Le Cid. Pari - Lot 229
229. L'HOIR (Maurice) & CORNEILLE (Pierre). Le Cid. Paris, pour un groupe de bibliophiles, 1947. 2 folio volumes with printed covers, burgundy basane-covered cardboard folders with gold or cold stamping, and slipcases. Illustrated with 149 hand-painted woodcuts in color by Maurice L'Hoir. Edition of only 38 copies for this artist's book. Copy no. 1 on Arches paper, including original drawings, plates, drawings of characters in the text, essay for the stamping of the binding, etc., one suite in first state and two suites in second state. The illustration, entirely woodcut by the artist, evokes the iconography of tarot decks, with their bold colors, draped fabrics and faces in profile. In addition, the copy is enriched with a certificate of sale for this unique work, handwritten, dated and signed by Maurice L'Hoir, with his red engraver's wet stamp affixed. The sale price was 150,000 francs in 1947.
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