BUFFET (Bernard). Naples. Paris: Compagnie Saint Gobain, 195 - Lot 327

BUFFET (Bernard). Naples. Paris: Compagnie Saint Gobain, 1959. Folio size, black long-grain morocco; covers adorned with irregular vertical bands of black leather brushed in opposite directions and three bands of leather textured to resemble rough bark, dyed gray and gold; smooth spine, edge-to-edge lining in fawn box calf, fawn suede endpapers, cover and spine with gilt lettering, half-black morocco slipcase with slight overlap, lined with gray suede, slipcase (A. Butré, 2003). 14 original drypoint engravings by Bernard Buffet. A collective work on Naples, bringing together texts by Montesquieu, Chateaubriand, Nerval, Dumas, Baudelaire, France, Gide, Larbaud, etc. A print run of 300 copies on Arches vellum; this copy, No. 135, is signed by the artist in pencil. A striking binding by Anick Butré: her vertical lines, playing with light and shadow, extend and merge with the incisive lines of Buffet’s engravings.

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