Author: Chagall, Marc: Arland, Marcel
Title: Maternité. Récit orné de cinq gravures hors texte de Marc Chagall.
Description: Paris,Au Sans Pareil, 1926. blue wrappers printed in darkblue bound in crushed red morocco printed in gold and decorated in black, grey and white, top-edge gilt (binding signed Devauchelle). First edition; printed in 960 numbered copies by R.Coulouma d'Argenteuil, one of 60 copies (: 56-115) on Vergé de Hollande with an extra suite of the 5 etchings by Marc Chagall, copy no. 59; 208 x 155 mm.; pp. (6) + 95 + (5) leaves with 5 fullpage etchings by Marc Chagall printed on one side between the textpages + (5) leaves with an extra suite of etchings; the etchings printed by L. Fort, taille-doucier, Paris; first etching of extra suite loosely inserted. Frontcover and spine of original wrappers sunned. The first book published with a series of original graphics by Chagall, the early, fine little etchings being 'more a complement to the text than illustrations'. Sorlier p.12, 20-23 (ills.).

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