BUFFET (Bernard). Saint Cast. Souvenirs d'enfance.... Lot 19

BUFFET (Bernard). Saint Cast. Souvenirs d'enfance. Aux dépens de l'artiste, 1962. In-folio, leaves, gray cloth cover and folder, publisher's wooden slipcase. A handsome work, illustrated by Bernard Buffet; it opens with Baudelaire's poem, "L'Homme et la mer", calligraphed by the artist, and includes 16 original etchings, 15 of them double-page and one full-page. Our copy includes 15 of 16 engravings: 1, Saint Cast la plage - 2, La Baie de la Fresnaye Les lançons - 3, Saint Quay Portrieux le phare - 3/2, L'église de Plévenon - 5, Le Crabe - 6, La Coiffe - 7, La Coiffe du dimanche - 8, Le Fort de la Latte - 9, Le Moulin de la mer - 10, Les Barques - 11, La Côte d'Emeraude et Quai - 12, St Mâlo les terres neuves - 13, Cartes postales - 14, Les Régates le 15 août. Edition of 125 copies on Arches paper (no. 18), signed by the artist. Number 12, "St Mâlo les terres neuves" is a duplicate. The engraving "Rothéneuf" is missing.