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Pierre Choderlos de Laclos illustrated by Sylvain SAUVAGE

Dangerous Liaisons

At the Artist's. Printed by Pierre Bouchet 1930

Reference: 66197

LIMITED EDITION OF 175 NUMBERED COPIES ON MONTVAL PAPER.

This is one of 40 copies including a suite of the plates in black with remarks and AN ORIGINAL DRAWING from page 128, illustrating Cécile Volanges' letter to Sophie Carnet: "I was undressing when Maman came in... The first drawer she opened was precisely the one where Chevalier Danceny's letters were... I was so troubled..." Pencil drawing with watercolor highlights, on fine bistre-colored paper, signed in the upper left, 20 × 16 cm, depicting young Cécile Volanges in her nightwear, receiving her mother who is brandishing the forbidden love letters, at her bedside.

The refinement of Cretté's binding, expressing these "Dangerous Liaisons" in its play of intertwined rings, marks the pinnacle achieved by this undisputed master of Art Deco binding.
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In a bordered slipcase. Full brick-red morocco binding adorned with a scattering of interwoven gold, silver, and black rings forming links and squares, like a game. Smooth spine with gilt title. Doublures framed with morocco. All edges gilt. Original covers preserved. Binding signed G. CRETTÉ.

Superb illustrated edition with 50 color compositions by Sylvain SAUVAGE, engraved on copper with the collaboration of D.A. MAILLART and produced in Paul HAASEN's workshop. They are all large compositions, comprising 2 frontispieces, 2 title vignettes, 5 headpieces, 39 in-text illustrations, and 2 tailpieces.

  • - Number of volumes: 2 volumes
  • - Format: Quarto
  • - Binding: Linked
  • - Collation: Vol. 1: 211 pp. Vol. 2: 218 pp
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