Victor Hugo / Raymond Carrance - Ruy Blas - 1963

Magnificent numbered edition 292 on Arches vellum paper and illustrated with 30 original engravings by Raymond Carrance, illuminated by stencil by Edmond Vairel in Monaco (9 plates + 15 double plates hors-texte on ribbed Japanese paper) -

This volume revisits Victor Hugo's Romantic drama. The collection unfolds the tragic story of Ruy Blas, a valet in love with the Queen of Spain, manipulated by the cynical Don Salluste, and whose destiny embodies the grandeur and misery of the humble confronted with the powerful -

The text, marked by Hugo's eloquence and the dramatic tension, combines social critique, exaltation of love and meditation on justice, inscribing the play in the canon of Romantic theatre -

The illustrations by Raymond Carrance, painter and engraver, bring a modern visual dimension to the Hugoan drama: his compositions, often stylized and expressive, translate the passion, violence and nobility of the characters, offering a graphical interpretation that dialogues with the verbal power of the text -

Victor Hugo / Raymond Carrance - Ruy Blas - 1963 - Le Parnasse -

[4] + 239 + [9] pages.

Very good condition of the binding, loose-leaf work in its publisher's gilt-stamped dust jacket, housed in a gray slipcase with black and red velvet scrolls, light signs of wear, smooth spine titled in gold letters -

Very good interior condition, volume containing 30 original engravings by Raymond Carrance, illuminated by stencil by Edmond Vairel in Monaco (9 plates + 15 double plates hors-texte on ribbed Japanese paper), fine copy numbered 292/297 on Arches vellum, fresh interior -

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