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DUFY. MONFORT (E.)

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DUFY. MONFORT (E.)
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La belle enfant ou l'amour à quarante ans. Paris, A. Vollard, 1930. In-4, brick-red morocco, smooth spine with author's name in gilt, boards decorated with compositions in the style of Dufy in black and gold fillets, with mosaic title on upper board, red morocco-edged spine flaps, brown morocco lining, with figure in black and gold fillets in center, brown satin endpapers, gilt head, green bronze half-maroquin folder with bands, slipcase [Gruel] (spine of folder faded, slight rubbing to slipcase).
Illustrated with 94 etchings by Raoul Dufy, including 16 hors-texte.
Limited edition of 390 copies: one of the 30 first copies on old japon (n°4) containing a suite of all the etchings on Monval laid paper.
Autographs of the painter and publisher on the justification.

PROVENANCE
Maurice J. Lachard (by descent). (Rauch, Les Peintres et le livre, n° 47).