IMAGE. Premier drame tragique.
€960.00
A rare original of Albert-Birot’s *IMAGE. Premier drame tragique.*, issued by Jean Budry in 1924. The book captures the Parisian avant-garde: crisp layout, ample margins, and typography that opens the stage. This copy belongs to the extremely small tête print on China paper, limited to six. A later Bradel binding preserves the original wrappers, balancing use and fidelity. Important: this lot explicitly includes a second, ordinary-issue copy.
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Albert-Birot, Pierre
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IMAGE. Premier drame tragique.
1924 | Paris | Jean Budry
A copy from the scarce China-paper tête issue, together with an ordinary-issue copy: an uncommon pairing.
A rare original of Albert-Birot’s *IMAGE. Premier drame tragique.*, issued by Jean Budry in 1924. The book captures the Parisian avant-garde: crisp layout, ample margins, and typography that opens the stage. This copy belongs to the extremely small tête print on China paper, limited to six. A later Bradel binding preserves the original wrappers, balancing use and fidelity. Important: this lot explicitly includes a second, ordinary-issue copy.
€960
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In-folio (Folio) approx. 30 × 40 cm
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One of 6 copies on China paper; together with an additional copy from the ordinary issue.
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6
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Chine
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*IMAGE* presents a pared-down tragedy where voice, silence, and motion are reduced to essentials. Characters function more as vectors than portraits; rhythm and language outweigh plot. Typography co-directs the stage—stress marks, whitespace, and pauses conduct the reading. The piece toys with meta-theatre and with “image” as apparition and imprint. The outcome is a tightly cut modernist chamber drama.
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