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Jean Charlot: Picture Book, signed first edition

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:575.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
Jean Charlot: Picture Book, signed first edition
<B>Jean Charlot. </B></I><B><I>Picture Book,</B></I></B></I><B> </B></I><I>32 Original Lithographs, Inscriptions by Paul Claudel</B></I>. New York: John Becker, 1933. <BR>First edition. Limited to 500 numbered copies signed by Charlot, Lynton R. Kistler (typesetter/printer) and Merle Armitage (designer). Quarto. 128 pages. Includes thirty-two original chromolithograph images drawn directly onto the plates by Charlot.<BR><BR>Cream paper wrappers with black print. Minor age toning on wrappers, light wear to edges and corners; spine shows faint dampstaining and bears repairs on interior hinge. Extremely rare dust jacket is extant, but with significant wear to the edges and corners and with some portions reinforced. Although the dust jacket is tired, the book itself is in fine condition and a wonderful addition to any art book collection.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Books & Catalogs (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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