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This item WAS NOT SOLD. Auction date was 2003 Oct 11 @ 13:00UTC+1
HELLÉ, André.- L' homme changé en cafetière. ( Paris, 1929). In-12°. Relié par René Kieffer : plein cuir bleu, plats ornés d'un médaillon central doré, dos lisse (le vol. de maquette monté sur onglets) (dos lég. passés, rel. défraîchies).
Maquette illustrée complète de l'ouvrage qui sera édité à Paris, chez Berger-Levrault, en 1929, soit près de 200 dessins originaux in texto à l'encre de Chine destinés à illustrer les 22 nouvelles de cet ouvrage de 283 pp. Quelques différences entre le manuscrit et la publication : ordre des nouvelles, vignettes supprimées, petites différences dans le texte ou les intitulés de nouvelles... Le texte comprend de nombreuses ratures et papillons, tout comme les croquis destinés à l'illustration qui portent des repentirs ou des surcollages.
André Hellé (1871-1945) est surtout connu, dans les années '20, comme auteur et dessinateur d'ouvrages pour la jeunesse. Il réalisa également des décors de théâtre et fut créateur de jouets. C'est lui qui illustra la partition du ballet de Claude Debussy, "La Boîte à joujoux" (Durant, 1913).
Joint (ens. 2 vol.) : un exemplaire de l'ouvrage en tirage ordinaire (Paris, Berger-Levrault, 1929, mention de 9e mille sur la couv., petite déchirure marginale restaurée aux derniers ff.), dans une reliure semblable à celle de la maquette. 100 150 Euros
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