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SUARÈS (André): Twilight on the sea. Illustrations by Maurice DENIS. Paris, chez le graveur, 1933. One volume. 24,5 by 28,5 cm. (10)-226 pages. Full blue morocco, boards richly mosaicked with a maritime motif (a boat and a lighthouse), smooth spine, gilt head, large interior frame, framed with a double gilt fillet, suede endpapers, covers and spine preserved, interior leather folder and half morocco band, lined case. Binding signed L. LAI. Only defect of this copy : a darkening of the spine of the folder. Unique edition at 225 identical copies, on vellum of Rives watermarked with the title (N°171). Edition composed of 66 woodcuts in colors, including a frontispiece and 24 large compositions in the text by Maurice DENIS, engraved by Jacques Beltrand. An exceptional book, as much by the beauty of its illustration as by the elegance and the quality of its binding.
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SUARÈS (André): Twilight on the sea. Illustrations by Maurice DENIS. Paris, chez le graveur, 1933. One volume. 24,5 by 28,5 cm. (10)-226 pages. Full blue morocco, boards richly mosaicked with a maritime motif (a boat and a lighthouse), smooth spine, gilt head, large interior frame, framed with a double gilt fillet, suede endpapers, covers and spine preserved, interior leather folder and half morocco band, lined case. Binding signed L. LAI. Only defect of this copy : a darkening of the spine of the folder. Unique edition at 225 identical copies, on vellum of Rives watermarked with the title (N°171). Edition composed of 66 woodcuts in colors, including a frontispiece and 24 large compositions in the text by Maurice DENIS, engraved by Jacques Beltrand. An exceptional book, as much by the beauty of its illustration as by the elegance and the quality of its binding.
