Raymond Hesse - Le Poilu pacifiste - rare exemplaire sur hollande, signé, avec suite - 1920
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Le Poilu pacifiste by Raymond Hesse, an illustrated first edition in French of 167 pages published in 1920 with a deluxe limited print run of 250 copies (this copy is number 18 of 22 on hollande, after 12 japon) and a suite of 56 wood engravings, signed by both the author and the illustrator, in a burgundy half-maroné demi-chagrin binding with gilt top and preserved covers/dust where the spine shows minor wear.
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Raymond Hesse, The Pacifist Poilu.
Paris, Léopold Martin, 1920. 8vo, 167 pages.
Original edition, “special luxury print” limited to 250 copies, ours one of 22 on Hollande paper (No. 18), second paper after 12 Jap. Edition illustrated with wood engravings by Antonio Galbez, sometimes in the text, sometimes full-page. Copy signed by the author and the illustrator (not indicated in the colophon). The work will also have a print run of 1,000 copies (in a smaller format).
Copy enriched with a set of 56 wood engravings on chine.
Half-murg? burgundy half-leather binding with corners, spine with raised bands, gilded top, covers and spine preserved. Joints cracked at the ends, beginning of separation about 2 cm, cover repaired.
Beautiful copy in a tête de tirage (deluxe) edition.
Seller's Story
Trois Plumes bookstore (Angers).
Bookseller since 2011, working mainly by correspondence and sometimes at exhibitions.
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Translated by Google TranslateRaymond Hesse, The Pacifist Poilu.
Paris, Léopold Martin, 1920. 8vo, 167 pages.
Original edition, “special luxury print” limited to 250 copies, ours one of 22 on Hollande paper (No. 18), second paper after 12 Jap. Edition illustrated with wood engravings by Antonio Galbez, sometimes in the text, sometimes full-page. Copy signed by the author and the illustrator (not indicated in the colophon). The work will also have a print run of 1,000 copies (in a smaller format).
Copy enriched with a set of 56 wood engravings on chine.
Half-murg? burgundy half-leather binding with corners, spine with raised bands, gilded top, covers and spine preserved. Joints cracked at the ends, beginning of separation about 2 cm, cover repaired.
Beautiful copy in a tête de tirage (deluxe) edition.
Seller's Story
Trois Plumes bookstore (Angers).
Bookseller since 2011, working mainly by correspondence and sometimes at exhibitions.
Purchase / Sale / Expertise of old and modern books, autographs, documents.
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Number of books
1
Subject
Fine Bindings, Illustrated, Literature
Book title
Le Poilu pacifiste - rare exemplaire sur hollande, signé, avec suite
Author/ Illustrator
Raymond Hesse
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1920
Edition
1st Edition, Illustrated Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
167
