La France à travers les Ballades françaises — ensemble dédié à Jules Riollot ...
€1,450.00
This exceptional ensemble of works by Paul Fort, from the collection La France à travers les Ballades françaises, serves as an intimate monument to the friendship between the poet and bibliophile Jules Riollot. Printed by the renowned typographer Armand Jules Klein, these 'hors commerce' first editions embody the revival of French lyricism in a luxurious, private setting. Each volume is enriched with original contributions from leading artists such as Gino Severini and Ignacio Zuloaga, seamlessly blending text and image. The inclusion of handwritten poems and personal dedications elevates these copies to unique literary archives. For the collector, this represents a rare opportunity to acquire the heart of Fort’s poetic universe. The ensemble reflects the sophisticated aesthetic of the interwar period, where fine press printing and poetry formed an inseparable bond.
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Fort, Paul
Severini Gino
Girieud Pierre
La France à travers les Ballades françaises — ensemble dédié à Jules Riollot (6 vols.)
1930 | Parijs | Armand Jules Klein
This ensemble is a rare testimony to the synergy between poetry, visual arts, and friendship in 1930s Paris. The combination of luxury typography, master illustrations, and unique manuscripts makes it a museum-quality collection. It is an indispensable acquisition for any serious collector of French bibliophile books.
This exceptional ensemble of works by Paul Fort, from the collection La France à travers les Ballades françaises, serves as an intimate monument to the friendship between the poet and bibliophile Jules Riollot. Printed by the renowned typographer Armand Jules Klein, these 'hors commerce' first editions embody the revival of French lyricism in a luxurious, private setting. Each volume is enriched with original contributions from leading artists such as Gino Severini and Ignacio Zuloaga, seamlessly blending text and image. The inclusion of handwritten poems and personal dedications elevates these copies to unique literary archives. For the collector, this represents a rare opportunity to acquire the heart of Fort’s poetic universe. The ensemble reflects the sophisticated aesthetic of the interwar period, where fine press printing and poetry formed an inseparable bond.
€1,450
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Exceptional ensemble of 6 works, specially printed for Jules Riollot, enriched with autograph dedications and handwritten poems.
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Ex. Jules Riollot
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Vergé d'Arches à la forme
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The collection features various titles including Contes de ma sœur l'Oie and L'amour, enfant de Bohème, which form the core of Fort’s 'ballades'. The texts are a synthesis of folk tradition, fairytale elements, and historical reflections on French identity. Fort employs a unique rhythmic prose that blurs the line between poetry and narrative. In these specific editions, figures such as Merlin the Enchanter and Richard the Lionheart come to life within a playful literary setting. The themes range from melancholic reflections to joyful hymns to life. It is a tribute to the 'vieille France' and its literary heritage. The series acts as a lyrical journey through the French spirit and landscapes.
Sima, Josef
Le livre de Mariage
*Le livre de Mariage* stands among Josef Sima’s earliest and most refined experiments at the intersection of poetry, typography, and image. This Paris edition of 1922 gathers nuptial and love poems by Symbolist and related writers into a carefully orchestrated whole. Sima acted here not only as illustrator, but as the guiding force behind the entire conception. The 31 original woodcuts, both in the text and hors-texte, create a visual rhythm that feels almost musical. The austerity of black and white and the tactile quality of Montval paper deepen the intimacy of the book as object. As an early artist’s book, it already reveals Sima’s gift for fusing literature and image into a single poetic field.
Ill Book
€500
Reverdy, Pierre · Braque, Georges
Une aventure méthodique
*Une aventure méthodique* brings together Pierre Reverdy’s concentrated poetic prose and Georges Braque’s austere visual language. It belongs among the major post-war French livres d’artiste, where text, lithography and typography meet as equal forces. Braque contributed 27 original lithographs, supplemented by colour reproductions after his paintings, giving the volume both intimacy and monumentality. Printed by Mourlot, the celebrated Paris lithographic workshop, the book has exceptional technical refinement. This copy, on vélin d’Arches and signed by both author and artist, preserves a rare encounter between modern poetry and pictorial invention.
Ill Book
€4,850
Zürn, Unica · Bellmer, Hans
Sombre printemps. Traduit de l’allemand par Ruth Henry et Robert Valançay.
This large and sumptuous edition of Sombre printemps brings together one of Unica Zürn’s most haunting texts and an original burin frontispiece by Hans Bellmer. Issued by Pierre Belfond as the French translation of Dunkler Frühling, it appeared when Zürn’s name had become inseparable from Bellmer’s. That proximity is not merely biographical here; it shapes the entire aura of the book, in which text and image seem to emerge from the same disturbed inner world. The deluxe issue, printed on vélin d’Arches and accompanied by an additional proof on japon nacré, gives the volume a distinctly bibliophilic status. Bellmer’s signed frontispiece does not simply decorate the text, but stands as a visual counterpoint to Zürn’s claustrophobic prose. The publication is all the more poignant for having followed so closely upon Zürn’s death, as though the book became both tribute and posthumous memorial. Within the Cahiers du Regard, it ranks among the most charged and desirable collaborations. For the collector, this copy unites literary intensity, surrealist resonance, and exceptional material refinement.
Ill Book
€1,400
Bouvier · Bellmer, Hans
Les Mystères du Confessionnal
A rare illustrated book that explores the decadence and sensual darkness of Catholicism. Hans Bellmer's engravings transform Bouvier's texts into a graphic exploration of forbidden desires. This work, situated at the intersection of literature and art, reveals a unique symbiosis between the provocative texts on the dark side of religion and Bellmer's unsettling, surrealist aesthetic. Bellmer's nine original burin engravings unveil a world of physical and psychological ambiguity and attest to his mastery as a printmaker and his fascination with the human form in all its distortions. The book is a testament to the subversive power of the illustrated edition and the way art and literature can reinforce each other to create an unforgettable statement.
