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Very beautiful book begun in 1942 by Colette and Christian Berard, whose illustrations were engraved on stone by Roger Weyl and lithographed by Mourlot Frères (9 full-page plates hors texte and 27 in the text + cover illustration).
Copy number 228 of a limited edition of 300 on Rives vélin paper, presented in sheets under a coloured illustrated dust wrapper, without a cardboard slipcase.
Very good condition.

Très beau livre commencé en 1942 par Colette et Christian Berard dont les illustrations ont été mises sur pierre par Roger Weyl et tirées sur lithographie par Mourlot frères (9 illustrations pleine page hors texte et 27 dans le texte + illustration de couverture).
Exemplaire numéro 228 d'un tirage limité à 300 sur papier vélin de Rives présenté en feuilles sous couverture rempliée illustrée en couleurs, sans étui cartonné.
Très bon état.


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Colette / Christian Bérard (illustrateur) - Gigi - 1950

Literature, Illustrated - Quantity: 1 - Book

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Gigi, a French illustrated edition by Colette with illustrations by Christian Bérard, in a limited numbered edition (no. 228 of 300) on Vélin de Rives, 129 pages, soft cover, published by Paul Chadourne / Imprimerie Paul Dupont.

Colette / Christian Bérard (illustrateur) - Gigi - 1950

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Gigi, a French illustrated edition by Colette with illustrations by Christian Bérard, in a limited numbered edition (no. 228 of 300) on Vélin de Rives, 129 pages, soft cover, published by Paul Chadourne / Imprimerie Paul Dupont.

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