Jean et Jérôme Tharaud / Henry Cheffer - L'Ombre de la Croix [1/150] - 1924

Luxurious illustrated edition of 95 original woodcuts by Henry Cheffer in black and monochrome shades within the text.
Limited to only 150 copies on copperplate vellum paper, with only 12 released on the market. Our copy is not numbered.

Enriched copy of the list of subscribers, with annotations for the proof approval.

Paperback, with a flapped cover and double casing (book jacket and box) in cardboard.
In excellent condition. Case and cover a bit worn, with marks and small stains. Interior impeccable, luminous paper. Transfer of the list of subscribers to the first guard.
A fine example.

Jean Tharaud (born Pierre Marie Martial Charles Tharaud), born on May 9, 1877, in Saint-Junien (Haute-Vienne), and died on April 8, 1952, in the 15th arrondissement of Paris (Seine), was a French writer. Jean and Jérôme Tharaud (1874-1953), his brother, spent fifty years working together on a joint body of work, always signing with their two first names.

Henry Lucien Cheffer, born on December 30, 1880, in Paris (6th arrondissement), and died in the same city (7th arrondissement) on May 3, 1957, was a French painter and engraver. He was the creator of postage stamps and banknotes.

Jean and Jérôme Tharaud / Henry Cheffer
The Shadow of the Cross
Paris, Société du Livre d'Art, 1924.
1 volume in-4 (28.5 x 22.5 cm); of 209 pages