Romain Rolland / Ansaldi - Colas Breugnon - 1973

Charming copy superbly illustrated by Ansaldi that depicts a Burgundian craftsman from the 17th century, cheerful, roguish and deeply rooted in his land, who tells his life with humor, wisdom and a playful, irreverent spirit -

The work celebrates popular vitality, attachment to simple pleasures, resistance to misfortune and the strength of the individual in the face of 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, the volume in full red morocco stamped in blind in the style of Russian leather, under marbled slipcases, spine with 5 raised bands adorned, minuscule signs of wear, gilded head, gilded titling, gilded fillets framing the boards, pretty floral motifs and blind embossings on the boards -

Excellent interior condition, beautiful color-engraved title page, the work enriched with numerous colored lithographs in and out of text, red marbled endpapers, clean text, fresh interior, a fine copy -

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