[Éluard, Paul (1895-1952)]. Chastel, Roger (1897-1981). Le Bestiaire de Paul Eluard. Paris: Maeght, [1948].

Folio. 86 mixed etchings printed in duochrome or monochrome by Chastel (42 of which are illustrated initials, others full-page). Original etched pictorial wrappers, folded sheets loose as issued, uncut; original slipcase and chemise (small portion missing at foot).

LIMITED EDITION, number 94 of 148 copies Vélin de Lana from a total edition of 196 copies. The "matching of colours for both sides of the 42 double pages, and the 10,000 separate inkings made the task a Herculean one, not only of illustration, but of book architecture. The result is a masterpiece," (The Artist and the Book in France, p.110).

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Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

[Éluard, Paul (1895-1952)]. Chastel, Roger (1897-1981). Le Bestiaire de Paul Eluard. Paris: Maeght, [1948].

Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

[Éluard, Paul (1895-1952)]. Chastel, Roger (1897-1981). Le Bestiaire de Paul Eluard. Paris: Maeght, [1948].

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