THEODORE DE BANVILLE (1823-1891) GEORGES GOBÔ... Lot n° 810

Unpublished preface by Francis Carco. Original wash lithographs by Georges Gobô. 1 vol. XII, 205p. in4 in sheets, in a publisher's folder and slipcase. Illustrated with 43 original colour lithographs by Georges Gobô in and out of the text, including a frontispiece. Begun in August 1929, published under the direction of Maurice Lange, the edition was completed on 23 April 1933. Edition of 130 copies, all numbered on Arches vellum, watermarked with the company's monogram. First bibliophile work in which all the colour illustrations were executed in original washes on lithographic stones in register plates. Leaves 28 x 21.5 cm Case 29,3 x 23,5 x 8 cm - Cover 28,2 x 22,2 x 3,5 cm Georges Gobô was awarded the Grand Prix de la Société nationale des Beaux-Arts in 1933 for his illustration of this work. (Prix Puvis de Chavannes, awarded to a work judged outstanding in any section). Théodore Faullain de Banville Poète, dramaturge et critique dramatique français. Célèbre pour les Odes funambulesques et Les Exilés, il est surnommé “le poète du bonheur”. La Mer de Nice - Lettres à un ami par Théodore de Banville, édition originale, Paris. Poulet-Malassis et De Broise. 1861 Georges Gobo ou Georges Gobô, pseudonyme de Georges Gobeau Peintre, illustrateur, lithographe et graveur français, membre de la Société des peintres-graveurs français. François Marie Alexandre Carcopino-Tusoli dit Francis Carco (1886-1958) Écrivain, poète, journaliste et parolier français.