1926 ❧ DELAUNAY, ROBERT. 1885-1941. DELTEIL, JOSEPH. 1894-1978. Allo! Paris! Paris: Editions de Quatre Chemins, 1926. 4to (285 x 230 mm), 20 lithographs by Delaunay. Modern blue morocco, original wrappers bound in. Provenance: Arthur and Charlotte Vershbow (bookplate, their sale, Christie's New York, 13th October 2013, lot 891). LIMITED EDITION, number 42 of 300 copies on papier d'arches (numbered 26 through 325) of a total edition of 365 WITH LITHOGRAPHED PLATES BY ROBERT DELAUNAY. Allo! Paris! is an avant-garde collaboration between the writer Joseph Delteil and the legendary pioneer of Orphism, Robert Delaunay. Conceived as a lyrical, distinctly modern portrait of the French capital in the roaring 1920s, the text mimics the rapid cadence of a telephone operator connecting a call across the bustling metropolis, the motif captured perfectly by the title's exclamation. The Artist and the Book 72. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing