105. LA FONTAINE 20 Fables. Monaco, Jaspar Polus... Lot 105

105. LA FONTAINE 20 Fables. Monaco, Jaspar Polus et Cie. 1961-66 Reunion of the two volumes in folio. Volume I: Preface by J. Cassou, Paris C. de Acevedo, 1966. Each volume contains twenty fables, each adorned with a vignette and a full-page plate. Illustrations by Brayer, Brianchon, Buffet, Caillard, Carzou, Chapelain-Midy, Desnoyer, L .Fini, Fontanarosa, Foujita, Goerg, Lila de Nobili, Oudot, Picart-le-Doux, Planson, Terechkovitch, Touchagues, Vertes, Villon, Waroquier. One of twenty copies on japon nacré containing: a special dedication by J. Cocteau, the originals of one of the fleurons and one of the lettrines, a woodcut of one of the hors-texte by Goerg, a double suite of all the illustrations, including one on Hollande, a silk print of the hors-texte by B. Buffet, a color decomposition of the hors-texte by H. Touchagues. Original hors-texte lithographs signed by the artists. Copy N° 8. In used slipcase. Volume II, preface by J. Cocteau, on japon impérial with illustrations by Yves Alix, Calder, Cassandre, Cavailles, Clavé, M.Clouzot, P.Colin, S. Dali, H. David, Dunoyer de Segonzac, V. Hugo, F. Labisse, J. Lagrange, A .Marchand, Pignon, Dom Robert, Rohner, M.Saint-Saëns, Touchagues. Exemplaire numéro 8 comprenant une suite des illustrations sur japon nacré, une suite des illustrations sur vélin d' Arches, une décomposition des couleurs du hors-texte de Cassandre, un tirage sur soie du hors-texte de Y. Alix, without the original hors-texte, without the original fleuron. Twenty color lithographs, each signed by the artist. In original, worn slipcases. Enclosed: a copper plate after Dali's subject for the book and its print. 39.5 x 29.5 cm