Pierre et Luce Avec 16 Bois Hors-Texte Dessinés et Gravés Par Frans Masereel by Rolland, Romain - 1920
by Rolland, Romain
Pierre et Luce Avec 16 Bois Hors-Texte Dessinés et Gravés Par Frans Masereel
by Rolland, Romain
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
Genève: Éditions du Sablier, 1920. First Edition.
French author Romain Rollands novella about two adolescent lovers in Paris, Pierre and Luce, during World War I. A beautiful production bound in full morocco, the book features 16 striking woodcuts by the Belgian graphic artist Frans Masereel.
One of 1,250 numbered copies printed on Vélin pur fil du Marais, Pierre et Luce was the eleventh volume published by Éditions du Sablier. Masereel and French poet René Arcos established the Geneva publishing house in 1919. Rolland, a lifelong pacifist, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1915.
PHYSICAL DETAILS: 16mo (6 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches; 162 x 120 mm), 176, [4] pages, in full morocco binding with gilt borders, six raised bands to spine, spine titles and top edge gilt.
CONDITION: A bit of minor flaking to the spine, some small tears to the fore edges of a couple of pages, couple minor stains. A Near Fine copy of a beautifully produced book, enriched by Masereel's woodcuts.
- Bookseller Independent bookstores (US)
- Book Condition Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available 1
- Edition First Edition
- Binding Hardcover
- Publisher Éditions du Sablier
- Place of Publication Genève
- Date Published 1920
- Keywords Fiction; War and Peace; Art & Design