Despierre. - Saint Augustin – La Cité de Dieu. - 1977

Saint Augustine – The City of God.
Luxurious illustrated edition by Despierre.
Philippe Lebaud Book Club 1967.
2 volumes bound in full leather.
Numbered edition on Lana vellum, No. 1401.
Magnificent bibliophilic edition of The City of God by Saint Augustine, in the translation by G. Combès, preceded by a study by Maurice de Gandillac, enriched with original color lithographs by Despierre.
The prestigious collection Great Texts and Civilizations, published by the Philippe Lebaud Book Club, 1967.
Strictly limited and numbered edition
Copy on Lana vellum.
High-quality typographic printing by Pierre Schulthess
Lithographs printed by Jacques Mourlot (reference workshop of the 20th century)
Typographic decoration by Adrian Frutiger
Numerous original color lithographs, modernist style highly decorative, influenced by stylized sacred art, Cubism, and 20th-century mural art,
Powerful and expressive plates, perfectly integrated with the text
2 folio volumes, large format.
Full leather binding by the publisher.
Back with 4 ribs adorned with gilt branding
Boards richly decorated in blind and in gold, geometric and ornamental composition
A cohesive and elegant whole, typical of the great luxury productions of the 1960s.
Very beautiful overall condition
Premium leather binding, fresh gilding
Very clean interior, high-quality paper.
Edition sought after for the quality of its production (paper + printing + binding)
the participation of major contributors (Mourlot, Frutiger), its modern iconography (uncommon for patristic texts)
A very good balance between a fine art book and the fundamental text of Christian thought.
Photos are an integral part of the description.
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