ROJANKOVSKY (Feodor). Spring romance. [S.l.: Henri Pasquinelli, 1936]. - Folio album, 325 x 250: frontispiece, 30 plates. In sheets, under printed cardboard folder , with grey cloth back, laces. Dutel, 1726 ("Rojan's printed masterpiece and one of the most beautiful erotic portfolios of the 20th century"). Original edition of this superb erotic album composed of a frontispiece and 30 original lithographs coloured in pencil by the Russian-born illustrator Feodor Rojankovski, known as Rojan (1891-1970). Each board, except the frontispiece, is mounted under a mat. " After a meeting in the subway, a couple starts a very intense flirtation in the taxi that takes them to a hotel where the new lovers can finally enjoy their intimacy " (Dutel). Edition of 516 copies numbered and justified by the publisher, printed on hand press on Arches tinted laid paper. One of the 500 reserved for subscribing bibliophiles . Very well preserved copy. There are just the usual rubbing on the back of the shirt and the burnished frontispiece. Attached is an additional proof of one of the lithographs, but it is stained and has a torn passe-partout.
Estimate
€400 - €500
Result
€1,250
Buyer's premium
28%
ROJANKOVSKY (Feodor). Spring romance.
[S.l.: Henri Pasquinelli, 1936]. - Folio album, 325 x 250: frontispiece, 30 plates. In sheets, under
printed
cardboard folder
, with grey cloth back, laces.
Dutel, 1726 ("Rojan's printed masterpiece and one of the most beautiful erotic portfolios
of the 20th century").
Original edition of this superb erotic album composed of a frontispiece and 30 original lithographs coloured in pencil by the Russian-born illustrator Feodor Rojankovski, known as Rojan (1891-1970). Each board, except the frontispiece, is
mounted under a mat. "
After a meeting in the subway, a couple starts a very intense flirtation in the taxi that takes them to a hotel where the new lovers can finally enjoy their intimacy
" (Dutel).
Edition of 516 copies numbered and justified by the publisher, printed on hand press on Arches tinted laid paper. One of the 500 reserved for subscribing bibliophiles
.
Very well preserved copy. There are just the usual rubbing on the back of the shirt and the burnished frontispiece. Attached is an additional proof of one of the lithographs, but it is stained and has a torn passe-partout.
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