Raboliot
Paris, Vialetay, (March 4) 1954.
1 vol. (265 x 335 mm) of 330 p., [4] and 2 f. In sheets, in illustrated wrappers and publisher's box.
Edition illustrated with original drypoints by Gaston Barret.
One of 25 hors commerce copies reserved for the author, the artist and collaborators, signed, this copy on pearl Japan paper (no. II).
One of 25 hors commerce copies reserved for the author, the artist and collaborators, signed, this copy on pearl Japan paper (no. II).
A prolific engraver and illustrator, Gaston Barret was particularly active during the 1950s, producing numerous illustrated editions of contemporary and classic authors. Trained at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he found in Brittany the inspiration for his largely figurative paintings, marked by the influence of the Pont-Aven school and post-Impressionism.
His illustrated work includes several major titles, among them Le Grand Meaulnes, Citadelle, Topaze, La Maison Tellier, Histoire naturelle, as well as three books by Maurice Genevoix: Raboliot, La Boîte à pêche and La Loire, Agnès et les garçons.
From the library of Maurice Genevoix, at “Les Vernelles” (bookplate).
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