Édouard (Artist). VERLAINE, Paul. Parallèlement. Vingt-trois eaux-fortes originales de Édouard Chimot.

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£3,500 · Offered by Henry Sotheran Ltd

CHIMOT, Édouard (Artist). VERLAINE, Paul. Parallèlement. Vingt-trois eaux-fortes originales de Édouard Chimot. [ Argenteuil, R. Coulouma and Paris, Cerbellaud Jonnart for the artist and Devambez, May 25, 1931]. Large 4to (c. 330 x 250 mm). Loose and entirely uncut in the original printed wrappers; pp. [4, blank], [2, half-title and limitation], [2, blank], [2, title printed in red and black], 147, [3], 23 full-page etchings with aquatint (some colour-printed or tinted) in the text; spine of wrappers a little rubbed and worn, remnants of contemporary half-calf folder and slipcase; a few leaves with marginal blue ink spots. Privately printed, number XVI of the 23 copies on japon ancien reserved for the artist (total printrun 198 copies), with Chimot's aquatint etchings in the first state, second state printed in sanguine with remarques, the second state with remarques, printed in black, the final state, and one plate in all states ( dossier ), limitation signed by the artist, a few manuscript notes in the artist's hand on folder of the dossier . This set not only comprises the additional versions of the illustrations but in the dossier complet d'une planche all stages of the plate to Prologue d'un livre , including the copper plate, a first charcoal and bistre study, the pencil drawing for the etching, signed by the artist, an early proof of the etching combined with the text, altogether, apart from the copperplate and the print in the book, 14 different stages of this particul

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