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DINGOby Mirbeau, Octave // Bonnard, Pierre
Book DescriptionParis: Ambroise Vollard, 1924 197pp: A LIMITED EDITION OF 350 COPIES, Mirbeau's story of a semi-wild Australian pup's life in France and his attempts to accommodate "civilization," first published in 1912 but probably known best today through this edition published by Vollard with Bonnard's etched illustrations. The project was Bonnard's first extended use of etching and drypoint, He began working on the illustrative possibilities of the novel after its initial publication, and his first sketches were published the following year (1913) in Les Cahiers d'aujourd'hui. The Vollard edition did not appear until 10 years later. It contains 55 works by Bonnard, 14 of them fullpage etchings hors-texte. This copy is printed on vergé d'Arches and is bound in beautiful period marbled paper boards, three quarters green morocco with a gilt title and raised bands on the spine; in superb condition. . Three-Quarter Leather. Fine/In Slipcase. Bookseller Terms of Sale
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