Braque Georges Ponge Francis (32 results)
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Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Hard cover. To the memory of Georges Braque, funeral oration by A. Malraux": p. [263]-[264] Very good in good dust jacket. f.
G. BRAQUE [signed by translator]
Ponge, Francis; Descargues, Pierre; Malraux, André [authors] ; Howard, Richard; Dunlop, Lane [translators] ; Braque, Georges, 1882-1963 [artist]
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Hardcover. Quarto, 261 pages. In Good plus condition with a Good dust jacket. Spine is multicolored with white print. Dust jacket in mylar; light edge wear. Price clipped. Boards in blue cloth, white illustration, black print; slight wear to spine caps, slight bump to rear bottom edge. Illustrated: b&w and color. Signed in ink b…y translator Howard on the title page. [Oversized book(s). Additional postage necessary for expedited/international orders. Economy International shipping unavailable due to size/weight restrictions. For international/expedited customers, please inquire for rates]. NOTE: Shelved in Locked Annex Area, Quarto and Folio Case. 1400431. FP New Rockville Stock.
Horizon. May 1945 News Out of France / Jean-Paul Sartre "The Case For Responsible Literature" / Stephen Spender "Impressions Of French Poetry In Wartime" / Paul Very Valery "My Faust" / Francis Ponge "La Pomme De Terre" / John Russell "The Existential Theatre" / Jean Paulhan "Braque, Le Patron" / Philip Toynbee "Some Trends And Traditions In Modern French Literature" / Georges Braque "Reproductions Of Six Paintings"
Cyril Connolly (Editor) / Jean-Paul Sartre "The Case For Responsible Literature" / Stephen Spender "Impressions Of French Poetry In Wartime" / Paul Very Valery "My Faust" / Francis Ponge "La Pomme De Terre" / John Russell "The Existential Theatre" / Jean Paulhan "Braque, Le Patron" / Philip Toynbee "Some Trends And Traditions In Modern French Literature" / Georges Braque "Reproductions Of Six Paintings"
Language: English
Published by Horizon, Selwyn House, London, 1945
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Seller: Shore Books, London, United KingdomShore Books
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Very Good. 84 pages. Jean-Paul Sartre "The Case For Responsible Literature" / Stephen Spender "Impressions Of French Poetry In Wartime" / Paul Very Valery "My Faust" / Francis Ponge "La Pomme De Terre" / John Russell "The Existential Theatre" / Jean Paulhan "Braque, Le Patron" / Philip Toynbee "Some Trends… And Traditions In Modern French Literature" / Georges Braque "Reproductions Of Six Paintings".
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Seller: Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA, Wadsworth, IL, U.S.A.Jeff Hirsch Books, ABAA
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dj. First Edition. First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 261 pages. Large monograph on French artist Georges Braque. Features text by Francis Ponge, Pierre Descargues and Andre Malraux all translated by Richard Howard. Biography and captions translated by Lane Dunlop. Includes 152 illustrations with 86 in full color. A cl…ean and tight very near fine copy in blue cloth boards and in near fine dust jacket with some edge tears and other wear. A very nice copy of what is still one of the better books on Braque. Please note that this is a heavy and oversized book and will likely require extra shipping.
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Seller: Edward T. Pollack, ABAA, Portland, ME, U.S.A.Edward T. Pollack, ABAA
Contact seller1-star seller(Braque, Georges). GEORGES BRAQUE by Pierre Descargues and Francis Ponge. Abrams, NY, 1971. Large square 4to., cloth, DJ, 265pp., 96 color and a profusion of b/w illustrations. Fine, lacks DJ. Braque, Georges (illustrator).
Published by NY: Abrams, 1971
Seller: ANARTIST, New York, NY, U.S.A.ANARTIST
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover with dustjacket in brodart cover, 268 pages, very good condition except the dj is only good with multiple 1-inch tears, small pieces missing and chips to edges; front cover of board is a bit rubbed in bird image; internally fine; owner's name on half-title page; no other internal marks. Foreign shipping may be extra.
- Hardcover
Seller: Antiquariat Lang, Rennerod, GermanyAntiquariat Lang
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Add to basketStuttgart: Belser Verlag, 1971. Farb. illustr. OLn. m. farb. OU. 266 S. mit 135 teils ganzs. u. farb. Abb. - 31 x 29. * Großzügig gestaltete Monographie, auf verschiedenfarbigen Papieren gedruckt, Mit 60 bis dato unveröffentlichten Werken des Malers in sehr guter Erhaltung .
G Braque - Oeuvre Grave (Chateau Du Roi Rene, Tarascon / Musee Pablo Gargallo, Saragosse 1989) (Georges)
BRAQUE, Georges ] Rene Char, Francis Ponge, Jacques Prevert, Pierre Reverdy, Dora Vallier (texts)
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- First Edition
Seller: David Bunnett Books, London, United KingdomDavid Bunnett Books
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SOFTCOVER. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo in colour printed stiff card covers, 157pp on stiff art paper, mainly colour plates, brief texts in French . [CONDITION: An extremely well preserved almost AS NEW unread and unmarked copy (minute speck of shelf rub to bottom cover corner tips) ] . __To see more of our Art Monographs e…tc type DbbARTIST in the Keywords search box . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.
Language: French
Published by Galllimard, 1956
- Softcover
Seller: Librairie AU SUD DE NULLE PART, Le Landreau, FranceLibrairie AU SUD DE NULLE PART
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Add to basketCouverture souple. Condition: Bon. Galllimard / N.R.F., 1956 - In-8° broché, couv. cart., env. 190 pages, rousseurs sur tranche sinon bon état.
More imagesBRAQUE L'Oeuvre Gravé
René Char & Francis Ponge & Jacques Prevert & Pierre Reverdy & Dora Vallier [ Georges BRAQUE ]
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- First Edition
Seller: Okmhistoire, St Rémy-des-Monts, SARTH, FranceOkmhistoire
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Couverture souple. Condition: Comme neuf. Edition originale. Paris 1989. 1 Volume/1. -- Comme Neuf -- Broché cousu. Format in-8°( 22,2 x 14,6 cm )( 420 gr ).--------- 160 pages et nombreuses illustrations en couleurs. ********************** Carnet de Voyage sur l'oeuvre gravé de Georges Braque, reproduisant l'intégralité des gra…vures de Braque éditées par Maeght. Textes de René Char, Francis Ponge, Jacques Prévert, Pierre Reverdy. ********************** Ref 658.
Language: English
Published by Editions d'Art Albert Skira, Geneve
- Hardcover
Seller: Optimon Books, Gravesend, KENT, United KingdomOptimon Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Good. Condition: Very Good, the book cover has been protected by another light cover. The cover shows signs of aging, with fading and foxing of the title page and page edges. The outer cover's glue is no longer working.This is a beautiful portfolio of 14 mounted pictures of Georges Braque presented by Franc…is Ponge.
Georges Braque | Fondation Maeght | 5 juillet - 30 septembre 1980.
Textes de Francis Ponge, de Jean Paulhan, de Claude Esteban et de Nicolas Calas [Jean-Louis Prat Introduction] Georges Braque (1882 - 1963)
Published by Published by Fondation Maeght, 5 juillet - 30 septembre . 1980., 1980
- First Edition
Seller: Little Stour Books PBFA Member, Canterbury, United KingdomLittle Stour Books PBFA Member
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Add to basketCondition: Good. First edition in publisher's original colour illustrated card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8¼'' x 8¼''. Contains 208 pp French text with colour and monochrome illustrations throughout. New York ink stamp to the front free end paper, rubbing to the cover edges and in Good condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Me…mber of the P.B.F.A. ART [French].
More imagesPublished by Le Volcan / Maison de la Culture du Havre, Le Havre, 1990
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- First Edition
Seller: Bouquinerie "Rue du Bac", GOMMERVILLE, FranceBouquinerie "Rue du Bac"
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Add to basketBuckram. Condition: Comme neuf. Edition originale. 172 pages sur papier glacé, livre en parfait état. Nombreuses reproductions d'oeuvres en couleurs ou en noir et blanc en pleine page. Exposition conçue et réalisée par la Kenster-Gesellschaft de Hanovre, et présentée au Volcan / Maison de la Culture du Havre du 12 septembre au 2…8 octobre 1990. Texte de Harriett Watts. TABLE DES MATIERES : présentation par Carl Haenlein, préface par Paul Raabe, "Pablo Picasso : Buffon, Histoire naturelle", "Marc Chagall : La Fontaine, Fables", "Georges Braque : Hésiode, Théogonie", "Max Ernst : Histoire naturelle", "Georges Braque : Guillaume Apollinaire, Si je mourais là-bas", "Joan Miro : Tristan Tzara, Parler seul ; suivi de Jacques Prévert, Adonides", "Salvador Dali : Lautréamont, Les Chants de Maldoror", "Pablo Picasso : Balzac, Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu", "Henri Matisse : Jazz", "Fernand Léger : Cirque", "Hans Arp : Dreams and Projects", "Jean Dubuffet : Guillevic, Les Murs", "Jean Fautrier : Francis Ponge, Asparagus", "Pierre Alechinsky : Cioran, Vacillations", "Antoni Tapies : Llull-Tapies (d'après Raimundus Lullus)", "Eduardo Chillida : Jorge Guillen, Mas-Alla", "Günther Uecker : Vom Licht", "Robert Motherwell : Rafael Alberti, A la pintura", "Jim Dine : Oscar Wilde : The Picture of Dorian Gray", "David Hockney : Contantin Cavafy, Fourteen Poems", "Clemente : Alberto Savinio, The Departure of the Argonauts", "Robert Rauschenberg : Traces suspectes en surface", "Sam Francis : 1$ Life", catalogue des oeuvres. 172 p. Pablo Picasso, Marc Chagall, Georges Braque, Max Ernst, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Henri Matisse, Fernand Léger, Hans Arp, Jean Dubuffet, Jean Fautrier, Pierre Alechinsky, Antoni Tapies, Eduardo Chillida, Günther Uecker, Robert Motherwell, Jim Dine, David (illustrator). Livre.
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Seller: Edward T. Pollack, ABAA, Portland, ME, U.S.A.Edward T. Pollack, ABAA
Contact seller1-star seller(Braque, Georges). GEORGES BRAQUE by Pierre Descargues and Francis Ponge. Abrams, NY, 1971. Large square 4to., cloth, DJ, 265pp., 96 color and a profusion of b/w illustrations. Fine, DJ VG with a very small nick at top of spine. Braque, Georges (illustrator).
Published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc., New York
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- First Edition
Seller: J. F. Whyland Books, Jeffersonville, IN, U.S.A.J. F. Whyland Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First printing of this edition. A near fine copy with the previous owner's name and date written to the half title page in fine dust jacket. BX9. Georges Braque (illustrator).
Language: German
Published by Stgt Belser, 1971
- Hardcover
Seller: Müller & Gräff e.K., Stuttgart, GermanyMüller & Gräff e.K.
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Add to basket4°. 266 S., 2 Bll. Mit 139 teils farb. Abb. Original-Leinenband mit Schutzumschlag. Umfangreiche Monographie. - Schutzumschlag mit geringen Gebrauchsspuren. Gewicht (Gramm): 2580.
G. Braque. Übersetzung aus dem Französischen von B. Weitbrecht.
Braque, Georges - Ponge, Francis, Pierre Descargues u. André Malraux.
Published by Stuttgart, Belser, 1971., 1971
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Seller: Antiquariat Les-art, Burgstetten, GermanyAntiquariat Les-art
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Add to basket4°. 266 S., 2 Bl. mit über 130 meist farbigen und teils gefalteten Abbildungen im Text und auf Tafeln. Oln. mit farbiger Einbandprägung und farbig illustriertem Schutzumschlag. Umschlag am Rand mit wenigen kleinen Läsuren und kleinem Einriss, sonst sehr gutes Exemplar. Großzügig gestaltete Monographie, auf verschiedenfarbigen Pa…pieren gedruckt, Mit 60 bis dato unveröffentlichten Werken des Malers. Sprache: de.
More imagesPublished by Albert Skira, Geneve, 1946
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Seller: Mullen Books, ABAA, Marietta, PA, U.S.A.Mullen Books, ABAA
Contact seller4-star sellerSoftcover. Tan portfolio with brown lettering, [14] pages illustrations (part mounted color) 14 color plates (in portfolio). Written in French. Good+ (light tanning to wrap and pages, overall shelfwear with nicks to covers, interior is clean).
More imagesPublished by André Sauret, Monte Carlo, 1963
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- First Edition
Seller: Michael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaMichael Treloar Booksellers ANZAAB/ILAB
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Add to basketPaperback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Included. First Edition. Monte Carlo, André Sauret, 1963. Large quarto, 184, [4] (index), [2] (colophon, last blank) pages with 147 illustrations (many in colour) and two original six-colour lithographs (a full-page lithographed frontispiece and a title page vignette), plus the original fi…ve-colour lithographed pictorial cover artwork. Flush-cut plain card covers with the attached colour-pictorial dustwrapper, complete with the protective glassine wrapper (its spine lightly sunned, foxed and chipped); essentially a fine copy in the publisher's plain slipcase (a little rubbed at the extremities). A catalogue raisonné of the artist's lithographs, with all 147 items illustrated. Number 2944 of 4125 copies of the trade edition.
More imagesPublished by Monte Carlo: Sauret, 1963
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Seller: Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc., Brecksville, OH, U.S.A.Peter Keisogloff Rare Books, Inc.
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Add to basketSoft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Limited Edition. No. 3697 of 4125 numbered copies. Folio. 183pp. 3 original color lithographs & 146 works reproduced. Lacks slipcase.
Published by Mourlot, André Sauret, 1963
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Seller: Midori Art Books, Paris, FranceMidori Art Books
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Complete, with three original lithograph and slipcase, In excellent condition, minor rubbing to the slipcase. Complet des 3 lithographies originales , dans son étui , petits frottement à l'étui, infimes frottements au extrémités du dos et coins. état de l'ouvrage proche de la perfection.
Language: German
Published by Stuttgart, Belser, 1971
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Seller: antiquariat peter petrej - Bibliopolium AG, Zürich, ZH, Switzerlandantiquariat peter petrej - Bibliopolium AG
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Add to basket4°, 266 S., zahlr., tlw. farb. u. oft ganzseit. Abb., OLwd. m. OU, OU mit kleinem Verlust am Kopf, sonst tadellos. Dt. Erstausgabe. 3100 gr. Schlagworte: Kunst - Monographien.
More imagesLanguage: French
Published by Monte-Carlo, André Sauret, 1963
Seller: Biblion Antiquariat, Zürich, ZH, SwitzerlandBiblion Antiquariat
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Add to basket4°. 189 S., 3 farb. Original-Lithographien (couverture, frontispice et décor page de titre) und viele meist farb., teils ganzseit. Abb. OKarton mit farb. Umschlag, in Schuber. Schuber mit Lichtrand. Vortitelblatt/Frontispiz löst sich. No. 1236/4125 Exemplaren. - Sauberes Exemplar.
G. Braque. Françis Ponge [u. a.]. [Übers. aus d. Franz. von Brigitte Weitbrecht.]
Braque, Georges (Verfasser) und Francis (Mitwirkender) Ponge:
Language: German
Published by Stuttgart : Belser, 1971
Seller: Schürmann und Kiewning GbR, Naumburg, GermanySchürmann und Kiewning GbR
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Add to basketLw. Condition: Sehr gut. 266 Seiten Mit Schutzumschlag 266 S. : überwiegend Ill.; ; 31 cm. Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 2550.
More imagesPublished by Monte Carlo, Andre Sauret, 1963
Seller: Antiquariat Michael Solder, Münster, NRW, GermanyAntiquariat Michael Solder
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Add to basketCondition: Gut. 183 S. [3nn Bll.] mit 146 meist farbnigen Abbildungen und 3 Originalfarblithographien. Arntz I, 27,- Das Werkverzeichnis der Lithograhien. Es werden 146 Arbeuten beschrieben, die alle abgebildet sind. Das Farbige Frontispiz, die große Titelvignette und der Schutzumschlag sind Original-Lithographien. Nummeriertes…Exemplar, Sehr guter Erhalt. Sprache: Französisch Gewicht in Gramm: 1500 4° Farbig illustrierter Originalkarton in Originalumschlag und Schuber.
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Seller: Marc MALFANT - Librairie du Scalaire, LYON, FranceMarc MALFANT - Librairie du Scalaire
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Add to basketMonte-Carlo. André Sauret, éditeur. 1963. In-4° broché sous étui. Couverture illustrée rempliée. 3 lithographies originales (en couverture, frontispice et page de titre). 146 reproductions. 183 pages. E.O. Très propre.
Published by André Sauret, (Monte Carlo), 1963
- First Edition
Seller: Locus Solus Rare Books (ABAA, ILAB), Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.Locus Solus Rare Books (ABAA, ILAB)
Contact seller4-star sellerFirst edition. 4to, wrappers. One of 4125 copies in the edition. The wrappers, frontispiece, and title page decoration are all original lithographs by Braque. This first catalogue raisonné of the artist's lithographic output set a high standard for the quality of its color reproductions. Fine in original glassine, chipped, and p…aper-covered slipcase, scratched and a bit worn at extremities. Braque, Georges (illustrator).
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Seller: Librairie de l'Univers, Lausanne, SwitzerlandLibrairie de l'Univers
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Add to basketMonte-Carlo, André Sauret, 1963. Broché sous emboitage: 24.5 x 32 cm, 183-[5] pp. Édition originale du texte de Francis Ponge. Avec 3 lithographies originales de Braque (couverture, frontispice et vignette de titre) et 146 oeuvres reproduites dans le catalogue. Tirage limité à 4125 exemplaires numérotés (no. 3112). Magnifique im…pression des presses Mourlot. Bel exemplaire.
More imagesPublished by [Maeght], Paris, 1950
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Seller: Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA), McMinnville, OR, U.S.A.Phillip J. Pirages Rare Books (ABAA)
Contact seller3-star sellerNo. 82 OF 101 COPIES. 408 x 280 mm. (16 x 11"). 50 pp., [2] leaves. INGENIOUS DOVE GRAY CALF BY FRANÇOIS BRINDEAU (stamp-signed on front doublure), covers with geometric onlays that are variations of the number 5 ("cinq"), some highlighted with white-tooled parallel lines, author's name and title lettered in blue on upper cover,… artist's name and date on lower, smooth spine, gray calf doublures, gray suede free endleaves, edges untrimmed. Original printed gray wrappers bound in. Housed in (lightly scuffed) matching gray linen clamshell box, gray calf label lettered in blue and white on spine. With five half-page black etchings by Braque. HALF TITLE WITH ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR OF BLUE LEAVES AND INSCRIPTION BY BRAQUE: "Pour Max Pellequer, bien amicalement, G. Braque 1951." Peyré, "Peinture et Poésie," p. 149; The Artist and the Book, 1860-1960, 37. Isolated faint marginal foxing, slight crease to title page, but a VERY FINE COPY, clean, fresh, and bright internally in a pristine binding. Bound to a sculptural Art Deco design, and elegantly illustrated and inscribed by a great 20th century artist, this is a collection of five poems about "sapates"--valuable gifts hidden inside a gift of lesser value, such as a diamond ring inside a cupcake. Our volume does not fall under this category: its outside is every bit as impressive as the contents. The celebrated French artist Georges Braque (1882-1963) was a painter, collagist, printmaker, and sculptor who made important contributions to the Fauves movement in the early 20th century, and to the development of Cubism, in which he and Picasso were the leading lights. The illustrations here, done near the end of his long career, depict the five "sapates"--oil, olives, a jug, a rough sketch of a fish, a shutter--in simple black and white, with more realism than his Cubist works but still in simple, pared-down lines. To accompany the inscription of this volume to banker Max Pellequer (d. 1974), nephew of Picasso's friend André Level, Braque added a small painting of cerulean blue leaves, a single note of color in the blacks, whites, and grays of the text, and one picked up by binder François Brindeau, who used that hue for the lettering on the covers. Brindeau studied at the École Estienne, graduating in 1976, and then worked with Jean de Gonet. He created the present binding for bibliophile and former Olympic rowing medalist Maurice Houdayer (1931-2020), a connoisseur of contemporary bindings who had a great love of Art Deco. Houdayer served as president of the Amis de la Reliure Originale, and assembled an impressive collection of illustrated books in bindings he commissioned from innovative designers. Montpellier-born poet Francis Ponge (1899-1988) was known as "the poet of things" because he wrote about simple everyday objects like the subjects of the present work. His poetry invites us to contemplate often overlooked commonplace objects, and perhaps in doing so, to discover something about the human psyche. Literary critic David Gascoyne noted that Ponge "addressed himself to the common reader in the hope of persuading us that poetry is not merely a preoccupation of the idle and overeducated.".
