PERHINDERION Art magazine, published six times a year, edited by Alfred Jarry N° 1, March 1896-n° 2, June 1896. Paris, Imprimerie C. Renaudie, Director: Alfred Jarry, Deposit for booksellers at Mercure de France. Texts by Alfred Jarry, Félix Fénéon, Sébastien Munster ("Cosmographie"). Reproductions of woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer and prints of old Epinal images by Georgin, hand-colored composition by Émile Bernard. 7 plates, 4 of them double, [4] ff. of text, one on purple paper; 5 plates, 3 of them double, [3] ff. of text, one on purple paper. Illustrated parchment cover printed in red. Rare complete collection. 1 vol. in-folio bound. Attached: - 1 L.A.S. from Michel Arrivé (November 20, 1964) to André Vasseur; - Article by Jacques Megret: "Alfred Jarry et le "Perhinderion"", excerpt from Bouquiniste français (no. 23, October 1960). A magnificent, fresh copy on Arches laid paper. It was after publishing L'Ymagier with Remy de Gourmont - and having fallen out with the latter - that Alfred Jarry published two issues of this astonishing magazine, intended to reproduce as faithfully as possible the beautiful old and popular prints of peddler images.
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€3,000 - €4,000
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€4,050
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PERHINDERION
Art magazine, published six times a year, edited by Alfred Jarry
N° 1, March 1896-n° 2, June 1896. Paris, Imprimerie C. Renaudie, Director: Alfred Jarry, Deposit for booksellers at Mercure de France. Texts by Alfred Jarry, Félix Fénéon, Sébastien Munster ("Cosmographie"). Reproductions of woodcuts by Albrecht Dürer and prints of old Epinal images by Georgin, hand-colored composition by Émile Bernard. 7 plates, 4 of them double, [4] ff. of text, one on purple paper; 5 plates, 3 of them double, [3] ff. of text, one on purple paper. Illustrated parchment cover printed in red. Rare complete collection. 1 vol. in-folio bound. Attached: - 1 L.A.S. from Michel Arrivé (November 20, 1964) to André Vasseur; - Article by Jacques Megret: "Alfred Jarry et le "Perhinderion"", excerpt from Bouquiniste français (no. 23, October 1960). A magnificent, fresh copy on Arches laid paper.
It was after publishing L'Ymagier with Remy de Gourmont - and having fallen out with the latter - that Alfred Jarry published two issues of this astonishing magazine, intended to reproduce as faithfully as possible the beautiful old and popular prints of peddler images.
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