MORAND (Paul). Open at night. - Closed at night. Paris : NRF, 1924-1925. - 2 works in two volumes in-8, 240 x 189: (4 ff. first 2 blank), III, 184 pp. (5 ff. last 2 blank), printed cover; (2 blank ff.), 238 pp. (4 ff. last two blank), printed cover. Red (Ouvert la nuit) and black (Fermé la nuit) bradel half-box, black glossy paper boards on the first volume and red on the second, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved for Ouvert la nuit and without the spine for Fermé la nuit, slipcase (modern binding) First illustrated edition of these two titles by Paul Morand. Ouvert la nuit is decorated with 6 watercolours by Raoul DUFY, André FAVORY, Roger de LA FRESNAYE, André LHOTE, Luc-Albert MOREAU and André DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC, reproduced in full-page colours. One of 305 copies on Arches laid paper (n° 122). Closed at night is decorated with 41 compositions by Jules PASCIN (1885-1930), including 36 drawings reproduced in bistre in the text and on full page and 5 original etchings in colours, namely 1 in the frontispiece, 2 on double page and 2 on full page. One of 370 copies on vellum pur fil Lafuma-Navarre (n° 350). Copies perfectly bound. Brown marks on the false title of Ouvert la nuit.
Estimate
€500 - €600
Result
€687
Buyer's premium
28%
MORAND (Paul).
Open at night. - Closed at night.
Paris : NRF, 1924-1925. - 2 works in two volumes in-8, 240 x 189: (4 ff. first 2 blank), III, 184 pp. (5 ff. last 2 blank), printed cover; (2 blank ff.), 238 pp. (4 ff. last two blank), printed cover. Red (Ouvert la nuit) and black (Fermé la nuit) bradel half-box, black glossy paper boards on the first volume and red on the second, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved for Ouvert la nuit and without the spine for Fermé la nuit, slipcase (modern binding)
First illustrated edition of these two titles by Paul Morand.
Ouvert la nuit is decorated with 6 watercolours by Raoul DUFY, André FAVORY, Roger de LA FRESNAYE, André LHOTE, Luc-Albert MOREAU and André DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC, reproduced in full-page colours.
One of 305 copies on Arches laid paper (n° 122).
Closed at night is decorated with 41 compositions by Jules PASCIN (1885-1930), including 36 drawings reproduced in bistre in the text and on full page and 5 original etchings in colours, namely 1 in the frontispiece, 2 on double page and 2 on full page.
One of 370 copies on vellum pur fil Lafuma-Navarre (n° 350).
Copies perfectly bound. Brown marks on the false title of Ouvert la nuit.
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