Romain Rolland / Ansaldi - Colas Breugnon - 1973

Charming exemplar number 1726 and superbly illustrated by Ansaldi, which features a Burgundian craftsman of the XVIIth century, cheerful, joking, and deeply rooted in his land, who tells his life with humor, wisdom, and a rebellious spirit -

The work celebrates popular vitality, attachment to simple pleasures, resilience in the face of misfortunes, and the individual's strength against the vicissitudes of history -

It illustrates the will to restore an elegant materiality to a humanist text, placing it within an editorial tradition that values both the literary content and the printed object -

Romain Rolland / Ansaldi - Colas Breugnon - 1973 - Plaisir du Livre -
183 & [8] Pages.

Very good binding condition, works in full red morocco stamped in blind in the Russian-leather style, in marbled slipcases, spine with 5 raised bands, slight signs of handling on the back face of volume 1, gilded top edges, gilded titles, gilt lines framing the covers, pretty floral motifs and blind-embossed designs on the covers -

Excellent interior condition, beautiful color-engraved title page, works enriched with numerous colored lithographs both in text and intertext, numbered exemplar 1726, this edition includes a signed certificate of authenticity, red marbled endpapers, additional charges -

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