[BINDING]. WARD, Mary Jane. La fosse aux serpents. Mulhouse: Les Heures Claires, 1948. LIMITED EDITION, number 19 of 100 hors commerce copies with an additional suite of plates printed in sanguine.
Sale 1022 - Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 4, 2022
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[BINDING]. WARD, Mary Jane. La fosse aux serpents. Mulhouse: Les Heures Claires, 1948.
8vo. 12 lithographs by Vuillermaz after Mariette Lydis, with an additional suite printed in sanguine. 20th-century morocco, covers with a serpentine motif with red snakeskin onlay, spine gilt-lettered with serpentine red snakeskin onlay. Provenance: Tiny collector’s inventory labels to verso of flyleaf.
LIMITED EDITION, number 19 of 100 hors commerce copies with an additional suite of plates printed in sanguine.
Property from the Estate of a Renowned Art Dealer, New York City, New York
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