Émile Zola - Autres chefs-d'œuvre – Magnifique Cartonnage Paul Bonet - NRF Gallimard - 1958

Émile ZOLA – OTHER MASTERPIECES
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Original edition composed on the presses of the Imprimerie Floch in Mayenne and published by NRF Gallimard / Fasquelle in 1958.

** THE WORK AND THE BINDING:
Stunning publisher's binding created from the original design by the renowned master binder Paul Bonet. The binding features a dynamic abstract geometric pattern in green, red and gold tones, characteristic of Bonet's creations for NRF editions.

** THE ILLUSTRATION:
The album is enriched with 32 magnificent hors-texte watercolors by three major artists: Tibor Csernus, Fontanarosa and Jean Terles. The illustrations were printed on vellum offset by the Société Technique d'Offset in Levallois.

** LIMITED EDITION:
One of 10,000 copies numbered on Plumex vellum paper specially manufactured by Papeteries Téka.
Copy bearing the number: 1110.

** CONDITION OF THE BOOK:
- Binding / Case: Very good overall condition. Vivid colors and gilding well preserved. Spine and corners in excellent condition, upper spine clean.
- Interior: Very clean copy, paper with a fine freshness, no foxing. Text block firmly joined.

A magnificent collectible, emblematic of Paul Bonet's decorative bindings from the 1950s.

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