Jean de LA FONTAINELivre Rare Book
MÉMOIRES DE JACQUES CASANOVA
1955réf. 54997Paris: Gibert Jeune Libraire d'Amateurs 1955. Near fine. Lavish French limited edition set of Casanova's infamous memoirs featuring elegant and erotic illustrations. Italian artist Brunelleschi moved to fin-de-siècle Paris where he worked as an artist illustrator and fashion designer. He designed sets and costumes for Folies Bergère in the 1920s including for Josephine Baker and for the Scala in Milan and the Roxy Theater in New York; according to Jane Merrill "his style was opulent yet humorous and light" 152. Among his known specialties was 18th-century Venetian styles and "refined coloring" both on their best display in this work. 2 volumes 10.5'' x 8'' each. Original cream pictorial wrappers with French flaps. In original cream paper slipcase. Illustrated by Brunelleschi with 32 full-page color plates and 79 black-and-white in-text images. 4 346 4; 4 338 6 pages. One of 3000 copies. Slipcase with moderate wear and bumping still intact. Wrappers with only light soil. Gibert Jeune Libraire d'Amateurs unknown
Type Punch Matrix · États-Unis400,00 $US≈ 357,37 €
