JOURS DE GLOIRE, published under the High Patronage... Lot 111

JOURS DE GLOIRE, published under the High Patronage of M.Le Ministre de L'Education Nationale, is sold for the benefit of Œuvres De La Croix-Rouge française pour les Prisonniers de Guerre, preface by M.Le Général KOENIG, Poem by Paul ELUARD and Paul VALERY, DARAGNèS, PICASSO, TOUCHAGUES & DIGNIMONT for the Engravings and drawings. In-4 sheets in soft cover, 142 pages excluding plates on Vélin de Lana. The illustrations include a frontispiece composed and engraved in mezzotint by DARAGNÈS, an out-of-text burin engraving (portrait of Françoise Gilot) and two drawings in the text by PICASSO, 4 original etchings and 17 drawings in the text by DIGNIMONT, and 4 etchings and 25 drawings in the text by TOUCHAGUES. Fairly good overall condition, despite some foxing and yellowing of the front cover.