Maurice UTRILLO, Francis CARCO
Montmartre vécu par Utrillo
Editions Pétridès|Paris 1947|28 x 38 cm|relié
First edition, one of 240 numbered copies on vélin d'Arches, with 22 color lithographs after gouaches, including 12 full-page plates by Maurice Utrillo, printed in the ateliers of Fernand Mourlot and Lucien Détruit.
White aniline calf with gilt titanium joints, ink-painted boards in green and grey, decoration continuing edge-to-edge on the liners, loose endpapers on papier japon dyed with Kakishibu by the binder, title lengthwise on the spine, decorated chemise titled on the spine and matching custom slipcase. Original wrappers and spine preserved.
Binding signed by Julie Auzillon, gilt title by Geneviève Quarré de Boiry and gilt top edge by
White aniline calf with gilt titanium joints, ink-painted boards in green and grey, decoration continuing edge-to-edge on the liners, loose endpapers on papier japon dyed with Kakishibu by the binder, title lengthwise on the spine, decorated chemise titled on the spine and matching custom slipcase. Original wrappers and spine preserved.
Binding signed by Julie Auzillon, gilt title by Geneviève Quarré de Boiry and gilt top edge by
€15,000