"Paul VALERY - Le physique du livre / Paul ELUARD... Lot 33

"Paul VALERY - Le physique du livre / Paul ELUARD - A Paul Bonet / Renée MOUTARD-ULDRY - L'homme et l'œuvre / Georges BLAIZOT - Le décor expressif dans l'œuvre de Paul Bonet / Louis-Marie MICHON - La lettre dans les reliures de Paul Bonet A la librairie Auguste Blaizot, Paris, 1945 - First edition and magnificent copy of this work, dedicated to ONE OF THE GREATEST bookbinders of the 20th century, retracing the first seventeen years of his career (1927-1944). Illustrated with 157 reproductions of bindings, including 6 color plates. Limited edition of 300 numbered copies on Arches vellum, including this one. Slightly later binding by Raymond, in full orange morocco, perfectly executed, with morocco ruled boards and moiré lined endpapers. Paul Bonet stands out among the bookbinders of the "Art Deco" period with a rich, highly diversified and audacious output: the finesse of his work remains to this day considered one of the most remarkable, rivaling such luminaries as Pierre Legrain and Rose Adler. This monograph, featuring a collection of texts by important names in the worlds of books, literature and bibliophily, has become rare and all the more appreciable when bound in this way. In-4, 259pp (2)."