[Montmartre] René Groffe ; Marcel Pagnol / Charles Bouleau - ‎L'accent de Paris. Trente-bois gravés en deux couleurs dessinés par Charles Bouleau - 1946

Luxury original edition of this collection of 35 poems by the Montmartre singer-songwriter René-Paul Groffe, with a foreword by Marcel Pagnol and illustrated with 33 two-color wood engravings drawn by Charles Bouleau.

Limited edition of 600 copies, this one being one of 400 on vélin crèvecoeur (No. 304).

In the preface, Marcel Pagnol discusses it: 'The greatest charm of this collection is its language, which gives it its unity. It is not slang, nor a dialect. It is a quick and light French, the French of Paris, the French of popular songs... Like a song, each poem contains a story and features characters. It is because of this dramatic virtue that they should be read aloud, but with a Parisian accent: not that of the wealthy, but that of the common people and their street vendors.'

Bound in full ochre morocco leather, with wide nerve ribs, title and author stamped in gold. Gilded head - rubbing on the spine and edges. Interior fresh, without foxing. In very good overall condition, untrimmed.

René Groffe; Marcel Pagnol / Charles Bouleau
The Accent of Paris. Thirty wood engravings in two colors designed by Charles Bouleau and engraved by Henri Eynard. Preface by Marcel Pagnol.
Paris, Editions de la Belle Fontaine, 1946
in-4 (28.5 x 19.5 cm); 149 pages. 1 figure.