BERTINI (Gianni) - Lot 167

BERTINI (Gianni) Sericicole 1 to 9. Verge sur bois": Éditions du Batibec, 1992-2005. - 10 volumes, approx. 80 x 105, paperback or folio. Complete and extremely rare collection of this series of small artist's books, published between 1992 and 2005 and written by Italian painter and illustrator Gianni BERTINI (1922-2010). In these books, Bertini recalls his memories, encounters and artistic career. The last volume, published in 2005, was produced in collaboration with Nicole Philippe, Jean-Loup Philippe's first wife. Each title is silkscreen printed and features full-page illustrations by Bertini. The set includes the following titles: 1. Schiffonades. 4th edition. December 1992. - (4 blank ff.), 28 pp. (4 blank ff.), printed cover. First issue of the series, published in December 1992 and printed in an edition of 87 copies on Arches wove paper, numbered, dated and signed by Bertini at the justification. These are some of the artist's reflections on art, printed in red and green, illustrated with 5 full-page serigraphs, 3 in green and 2 in red. Exemplaire numéro 8, cousu au fil rose, enrichi de 3 collages, deux en tête, dont une pastille animée figurant un œil, et un à la fin. 1b. Schiffonades. 4th edition. December 1992. - (2 blank ff.), 28 pp. (2 blank ff.), printed cover. Another copy, numbered 40, preserved in sheets. With a collage at the end, the same as in the previous issue. 2. Voulez-vous ma place. Supplement to the 8th ed. 1993. - (18 ff., 2 first and last blank), printed cover. Second issue printed in blue and mauve, illustrated with 6 full-page serigraphs. An edition of 87 copies on Arches wove paper, numbered, dated and signed by Bertini at the justification. Number 11, sewn with pink thread. It has been enriched with an animated pastille depicting a duck. The cover includes Bertini's autograph signature dated 1993. Light soiling. 3. Je te dis pas ! 1993. - (4 blank ff.), 32 pp. (4 blank ff.), printed cover. Third issue featuring an interesting account of books and bookbinding, evoking publisher Pierre-André Benoît, Jean Parizel, Rose Adler, Georges Leroux, Henri Mercher, etc. It is decorated with 6 full-page silkscreens, the last of which depicts "The bookbinder Henri Mercher working at the 'Folies etc.'" Edition of 87 copies on Arches vellum, numbered, dated and signed by Bertini at the justification. This one, numbered 44, has been sewn with red thread. It has been enriched with two collages, including an animated pastille representing a wheel. 4. New York New York. 1994. - (4 blank ff.), 28 pp. (4 blank ff.), printed cover. Fourth issue devoted to meetings during Bertini's trips to New York. Printed in violet and havana, it includes 5 full-page serigraphs.87 copies on Arches vellum, numbered, dated and signed by Bertini at the justification. This copy is numbered 8 and has been sewn with pink thread. It has been enriched with two collages, including an animated pastille depicting a duck. 5. Les Fabuleuses années 50. Supplement to "Voulez vous ma place". 1995. - (6 blank ff.), 57 pp. (5 last 4 blank ff.), printed cover. Fifth issue printed in blue and burgundy, evoking his early years in Paris. It includes 9 full-page serigraphs, 3 of which are portraits of the author, and was printed in an edition of 87 copies on Arches vellum, numbered, dated and signed by Bertini at the justification. This one is numbered 2 and has been sewn with yellow thread. It has been enriched with two collages, including an animated pastille representing a wheel. Light soiling to the cover. 6. Le Tango. 1999. - (30 ff., 6 first and 4 last blank), printed cover. In this sixth issue, Bertini evokes the year 1954 and his first participation in the Salon de Mai at the Musée d'Art Moderne. Printed in green and violet, it includes 7 full-page serigraphs.150 copies of this issue were printed on Arches vellum, numbered, signed and dated in the justification by Bertini. This one, number 107, was sewn with pink thread and embellished with an animated pastille depicting a duck. 7. Une mauvaise combine. 1999. - (7 ff. 5 first blanks), 23 pp. (5 ff. 3 last blanks), printed cover. The seventh issue in which Bertini evokes the late '50s and his encounters with Michel Sapone, Picasso's tailor, Brigitte Bardot, Sophia Loren Gina Lollobrigida, Picasso, Max Ernst and Liza Minelli. Printed in green