[POITEVIN] Léon DAUDET. - Lot 20

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[POITEVIN] Léon DAUDET. - Lot 20
[POITEVIN] Léon DAUDET. Paris as I Knew It: Right Bank—Left Bank. Paris: Ed. du Capitole, 1930, 2 paperback in-8 volumes, cloth-bound covers. Illustrated with 84 compositions and an original etching (separate sheet), drawn and engraved on copper by P.-J. Poitevin. A print run of 877 copies; this one is on unlined pure-thread paper, with marginal annotations in pencil. This copy is enhanced by an autograph, signed letter from the artist addressed to Marius Boisson, editor at *Comoedia*, thanking him for his article on this work: “I am truly pleased with your opinion of my drawings and etchings. I believe I did well to ‘set’ my characters in a specific context, and I was tempted by Paris. But you know me, and the description you gave of me really amused me! ..." (1 page and 1/3 dated December 31, 1930, with a stamped envelope). This copy also includes a partial series of 31 plates by Poitevin. Appraiser: Cabinet Valleriaux contact@valleriaux.com Please request condition reports: they are not included in the descriptions.
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