Constantin Guys - Légendes parisiennes - 1920
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Légendes parisiennes by Constantin Guys is a French-language limited-edition illustrated book published in 1920, complete with 15 plates.
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GUYS (Constantin) — COLIN (Paul).
Memories of Parisian life.
Dresden - Munich, Société Marées (Marées-Gesellschaft), 1920.
1 volume large folio (about 60 x 46 cm), loose-leaf, under publisher's cardboard-backed wrapper.
ORIGINAL FRENCH EDITION.
• Deluxe issue: strictly limited edition of 100 copies numbered in Roman numerals from I to C.
• Our copy: copy no. LV (55), printed on luxury paper (finishes resembling Chinese paper or similar according to the deluxe issue).
• Textual content: Includes an 8-page critical and historical note written by art historian Paul Colin.
• Iconographic content: Complete with its 15 plates hors-texte (facsimiles of exceptional fidelity, in black and in color, reproducing Constantin Guys’ watercolors, washes and original drawings).
• Provenance of the collection: Twelve of the fifteen reproduced works come directly from the prestigious former collection of Félix Nadar in Paris.
Complete copy of all its plates and of its text booklet. Very fresh inside; the works are perfectly preserved, with localized browning almost exclusively on the original protective endpapers."
GUYS (Constantin) — COLIN (Paul).
Memories of Parisian life.
Dresden - Munich, Société Marées (Marées-Gesellschaft), 1920.
1 volume large folio (about 60 x 46 cm), loose-leaf, under publisher's cardboard-backed wrapper.
ORIGINAL FRENCH EDITION.
• Deluxe issue: strictly limited edition of 100 copies numbered in Roman numerals from I to C.
• Our copy: copy no. LV (55), printed on luxury paper (finishes resembling Chinese paper or similar according to the deluxe issue).
• Textual content: Includes an 8-page critical and historical note written by art historian Paul Colin.
• Iconographic content: Complete with its 15 plates hors-texte (facsimiles of exceptional fidelity, in black and in color, reproducing Constantin Guys’ watercolors, washes and original drawings).
• Provenance of the collection: Twelve of the fifteen reproduced works come directly from the prestigious former collection of Félix Nadar in Paris.
Complete copy of all its plates and of its text booklet. Very fresh inside; the works are perfectly preserved, with localized browning almost exclusively on the original protective endpapers."
Details
Number of books
1
Subject
Art, Illustrated, Travels
Book title
Légendes parisiennes
Author/ Illustrator
Constantin Guys
Condition
Good
Artist
Constantin Guys
Publication year oldest item
1920
Edition
Limited edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Publisher
Editions de la Societe Marees
Binding/ Material
Hardback
Number of pages
23
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