Le Bateau Ivre (illus. Maurice SARTHOU) by Rimbaud, Arthur - 1967

West Stockbridge: Thornwillow Press, 1992. Limited Edition. Quarter Leather. Fine. From the Thornwillow Press, Le Bateau Ivre, illustrated and signed by Thierry W. Despont.. Folio, [29 folded leaves]. Housed in the publisher's quarter black morocco clamshell, title in gilt on spine, raised bands. This work includes 28 original prints by Thierry W. Despont, all with tissue covers. Bumped fore edge to clamshell case, light shelf wear, faint sunning along upper quarter, point of rubbing to raised bands on spine. Includes the publisher's prospectus. English translation by Louise Varese. From a limited edition of 250 copies, this being number XI, with the limitation page signed by the publisher, Luke Ives Pontifell. A beautiful work from the Thornwillow Press. Thierry W. Despont is a designer, architect, and artist based in Manhattan. His notable projects include restoration work on the Statue of Liberty and the Clayton Mansion (historic home of the Frick Family of Pittsburgh) and design work for the J.… Read More

Despont, Thierry. (Despont, Thierry)illus. LE BATEAU IVRE (THE DRUNKEN BOAT) by Arthur Rimbaud. Thornwillow Press, West Stockbridge and New York, 1992. Very large folio (19 1/2 x 13 3/4 inches). Half-morocco over cloth clamshell box containing 29 folders, as follows: Title, with portrait of Rimbaud, Introduction by Thierry Despont, Chronology of Rimbaud's life with an illustration, Folders I-XXV, each containing an illustration and four lines of the text of the 100 line poem, and lastly a Justification folder, signed by the publisher and numbered CIX of the edition of 250 copies, all as called for: 29 folders with 28 illustrations. Laid in is the Prospectus, the Order Form of the Press, and a card on which prospective customers can register their name and address. The illustrations reproduce drawings by Thierry Despont, known as an architect whose firm specializes in luxury residential and hotel projects, and as an artist who shows through the Marlborough Gallery. The drawings are reproduced in… Read More

West Stockbridge: Thornwillow Press, 1992. Limited. unbound. near fine. Thierry W. Despont. Folio (47 x 31.5 cm). Loose folded signatures and sheets (some light scattered foxing on pages), laid into half morocco folding cloth case (lightly shelf-rubbed and scuffed). First printing in this luxurious format, illustrated with twenty-eight drawings by Thierry W. Despont, reproduced via offset lithography. The French text is printed in parallel with the Louise Varese translation. (West Stockbridge): Thornwillow Press, 1992. Near fine.<br/><br/> One of 250 numbered copies printed on rag paper by Michael and Winifred Bixler, signed by the artist.<br/><br/>