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Russian Literature & Art
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New York, NY 10036-1902 ![]()
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BENOIS, Alexandre [Aleksandr Nikolaevich Benua] (1870-1960) and Rene BOYLESVE (1867-1926). La Leçon d'Amour dans un Parc. Brussels: Éditions du Nord, 1927. Small square 8vo (205 x 150 mm). Half-title. Printed in light brown and black. 4 plates and 20 head-pieces colored using the pochoir process, all after Benois. Original wrappers, printed in light brown and black. Condition: covers somewhat discolored, small splits to head and foot of backstrip. limited edition of 1076 copies, this one of 40 copies 'hors commerce" printed on "vélin pur esparto" paper numbered from I to XL, this copy number II. According to the colophon this title is the third in the "Les Gloires Littéraires" series.ImagesClick on thumbnails to see larger images:
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