Dans l’herbe des trois vallées
Paris, Bloud & Gay, (June) 1927.
1 vol. (148 x 208 mm) of 286 p., [1] and 1 f. In wrappers.
First edition.
One of the first 140 copies on handmade Auvergne paper (no. III), with the woodcuts by François Angeli.
One of the first 140 copies on handmade Auvergne paper (no. III), with the woodcuts by François Angeli.
A book devoted to one of the last great centers of traditional papermaking in France. Pourrat travels through the three valleys of Laga, Valeyre and La Forie, around Ambert, where an activity of papermakers has persisted for centuries — practices he describes as valuable not for their age, but for the “secret of youth” they preserve.
A fitting deluxe copy on Auvergne paper, as befits the subject.
A restored tear to the front cover.
#32546
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