Ionesco, EugeneBiblio.com
Ionesco, EugeneBiblio.com
Découvertes: Les Sentiers de la Création
1969réf. 008203Geneva: Editions Skira 1969. Limited Edition 1st Printing. Unbound. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾ - 12" tall. Ionesco Eugène. In French not in English. First edition thus of Découvertes: Les Sentiers de la Création Discoveries: The Paths of Creation. This is no. 45 of 175 deluxe copies on vélin d'Arches from a total edition of 2200. Printed in Switzerland. 11.25 x 9 inches. Slipcase is 11.75 x 9.5 x 1.75 inches. There are 35 loose quires in paper folder housed in parchment paper-backed chemise with matching vellum-tipped slipcase. 127 numbered pages. With 1 of 2 original lithographs by Ionesco the second had been by Giuseppe Capogrossi and with numerous Ionesco color plates of various sizes tipped in including 4 double-page plates. The color lithograph is signed and numbered in a neat purple ink hand by Ionesco. It is in flawless condition. Note that the Capogrossi lithograph is missing. The loose sheets are all exceptionally clean and bright. The paper folder chemise and slipcase all with unbumped spine heads and tails and with sharp corners; all are impressively clean. Chemise and slipcase covered with cocoa-brown textured parchment-like Japan-paper; paper appears hand-made but is likely not. A Near Fine copy. 3 lbs. 12 oz. Eugène Ionesco born Eugen Ionescu 1909-1994 was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theater in the 20th century. His non-fiction work Découvertes: Les Sentiers de la Création was originally published in 1969 by Editions d'Art Skira. Sorti des presses de l'imprimerie Henri Studer S.A. Genève en novembre 1969. Edition originale illustrée de une lithographie originale en couleurs signée et numérotée 45/175 l'une par Ionesco. La deuxième lithographie par Capogrossi est manquante. In-4 28.5 x 23 cm en feuilles étui chemise. Tirage limitée à 2 000 exemplaires celui-ci numéroté 45 l'un des 175 sur vélin d'Arches. Riche iconographie. Trés bel exemplaire. Editions Skira unknown
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