Braque Saint Pol Roux (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. One of 15 "Exemplaire de Chapelle" copies signed by Braque (from a total edition of 140), with four aquatint etchings by Braque (frontispiece in black with bistre border, 2 printed in black, and 1 in blue). Uniquely bound in full morocco with color inlays, including "Braque" in mirrored writing, with a chemise and slipcase, signed "Richard" and dated 2001. Light offsetting. Collection of poems by the French Symbolist Saint-Paul-Roux (18611940), predecessor of the later French Surrealists. "A splendid study in texture and color" (The Artist & the Book 41). Signed by Illustrator(s).

With 4 orig. etchings of which 1 in two colours as frontispiece and one in blue by Georges Braque. 41, (9) pp. Oblong 4to. Loose quires as issued in orig. wrappers and cloth box. Collection écrits et gravures", vol. VII. Edition originale. One of 140 numbered copies on vergé d'Auvergne, signed by Georges Braque. Collection of poems by the French Symbolist Saint-Paul-Roux (18611940), predecessor of the later French Surrealists. The poems were never published during the author's lifetime. A splendid study in texture and color" (Garvey). Vallier 135; The Artist and the Book 18601960, no. 41; Braque. Das graphische Werk (Niggli 1961), no. XXIV. Fine copy,