Marc Elder / André Michel - Le Peuple de la Mer - 1946

Numbered edition on Johannot pure-fiber paper (No. 165) with the suite and illustrated with 32 in-text drawings and 16 unpaginated lithographs by André Michel -

This work is deeply tied to the maritime world and to the coastal populations of Western France, in which the author portrays, with great sensitivity, the hard, supportive, and often tragic life of men and women living to the rhythm of the sea -

Through narration nourished by realistic observations and a strong poetic dimension, the book explores the daily existence of fishermen, sailors, and their families, faced with the constant dangers of the sea, storms, shipwrecks, poverty, and the economic uncertainties that dominate coastal communities -

Marc Elder meticulously describes the ports, the ships, the fishing techniques, departures to the open sea, and the anxious waiting of the women left on land, creating a vivid tableau where the sea appears both as an indispensable source of subsistence and as a relentless force capable of destroying lives -

The characters embody a humble and brave people whose traditions, beliefs, and customs are intimately linked to the marine universe. The novel highlights the solidarity that unites these communities in the face of adversity -

Marc Elder / André Michel - Le Peuple de la Mer - 1946 - Les Éditions Nationales -
237 pages.

Very good condition of the binding, paperback original with its full original printed dust jacket, in slipcase and publisher’s box, light normal wear, flat spine with title -

Very good interior condition, title page printed in green and black, the work enriched with 32 in-text drawings and 16 unpaginated lithographs by André Michel, one of 300 copies on Johannot pure-fiber paper (No. 165) with the suite, a fine copy -

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