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Title: Du Goã»T Et Des Couleurs
Description: Anvers, V. Van Dieren & Co, 1942. Paperback. A very scarce French work containing eleven colour portrait woodcuts by Nelly Degouy. A very scarce work. Only held in three institutions; Bibliothèque nationale de France, Universiteit Antwerpen, and the Royal Library of Belgium.In the original French.A limited edition of five hundred copies, of which this is numbered ninety-four. In the original unclipped dust wrapper. A beautiful album showcasing the art of Belgian painter Nelly Degouy.Illustrated with eleven colour woodcuts.Collated, complete.Degouy's work was part of the 1932 Summer Olympics painting event in the art competition in Los Angeles. In the original publisher's paper wraps, in the original unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, smart, with a couple of light marks to the wraps. Tidemark to the rear wrap, fainter to the front wrap. Front hinge is starting but firm. Dust wrapper is a little age-toned with a few light handling marks. Tidemark to the fore edge of the wraps. Light edge wear to the wraps, heavier to the head and tail of the spine, with a small amount of loss. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Very Good . Ill.: Nelly Degouy. Very Good/Good.

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