Prosper Mérimée / André Lambert - Carmen - 1928

Stunning numbered edition 179 on Arches laid paper, illustrated with 15 color engravings (etchings) and with initials and wood-engraved ornaments by André Lambert -

The narrative is presented as a testimony reported by a traveling narrator who discovers Andalusia and is gradually drawn into the tragic story of Carmen and Don José -

The latter, a former brigadier in the Spanish army, recounts how his life tipped over after meeting Carmen, a young gypsy woman of captivating beauty, independent, seductive and elusive -

Carmen appears as a complex and symbolic figure, at once passionate, instinctive, free and rebellious, stubbornly refusing any submission to the rules imposed by society or by the men who love her -

Prosper Mérimée / André Lambert - Carmen - 1928 - L'Estampe Moderne -
(6), 109, (3) pp -

Good condition of the binding, the work in its full original pictorial dust jacket, under the publisher's slipcase, light signs of wear, some minor defects on the jacket and slipcase, edges blunted, spine smooth and titled –

Very good interior condition, nice vignette on the title page, edition adorned with 15 color engravings (etchings) and initials and wood-engraved ornaments by André Lambert, limited edition of 500 numbered copies, this one (179), one of 425 on Arches laid paper, interior fresh -

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