Tardi - Déprime - 1 Portfolio - Limited edition - 1980

Rare collector's portfolio "Déprime", illustrated by Jacques Tardi with an unpublished text by Léo Malet, published by Futuropolis in November 1980 (printed in France by Sima and bound by Srid).

Edition details:

• Publisher: Futuropolis (Paris XV)

• Date: November 1980

• Limited Edition: Numbered 252/750 and hand-signed in pencil by Jacques Tardi on the main plate (Rue Ulysse Trélat / Pont de Tolbiac).

• Dimensions: approx. 37 x 29 cm.

Strictly complete content (10 sheets):

• 8 color plates on heavy fine art paper.

• 1 title and limitation sheet illustrated in black and white.

• 1 sheet with an unpublished text by Léo Malet, illustrated with 3 black-and-white panels.

• Original hardcover folder: Grey raw cardboard covers (front cover illustrated in black) with a black cloth spine and 3 matte black inner flaps.

Condition report (Near Mint — please check all detailed photos):

• The 8 color plates: Mint condition.

Bright colors, spotless white margins, sharp corners, clean backs with zero foxing.

• The 2 text sheets: Near Mint condition.

Crisp white paper; only minor grey rubbing marks along the left margins (from natural contact with the cardboard folder) and a tiny tip bump on one corner.

• The cardboard portfolio: Very Fine condition.

Pristine black cloth spine, intact inner flaps with no tears, clean raw cardboard edges with a very slight natural curving at the corners.

Typical light handling marks on the fragile matte black inner lining (including a small glossy spot near the center hinge, shown in close-up).