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LA PASSION DE N-S JESUS CHRIST, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by DARAGNES & SIGNED by KIEFFER #44 of 140 editions
by Daragnès, Jean-Gabriel (Kieffer, Rene; Claudel, Paul)
- Used
- Signed
- first
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- Seller
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About This Item
Paris: Rene Kieffer, 1949. 1st Edition. Daragnès. Daragnès. 1st Edition. INSCRIBED DARAGNES, SIGNED KIEFFER. One of Kieffer's Greatest Bindings exhibited at the Salon des Artistes Decorateurs / 35ème. 1949 (Societé des artistes décorateurs).
A glorious copy of this illustrated LA PASSION DE N-S JESUS CHRIST [PASSION OF CHRIST], number 44 of 140 limited editions, 11" x 14", on vellum paper inside. Prussian blue cover with gold gilt lettering and design. A fine example of this book with only slight wear showing on the slip case. Comprises 112 pages, including over 57 prints sepia tinted by the French Impressionist Daragnès in an exquisite binding by Rene Kieffer featuring a bold and and dynamic navy blue and marbled frontispiece, Inside is a translation of the twenty-first psalm by the French Poet Paul Claudel. This unique art book was printed by Kieffer on his presses. Bindery tag and stamp shown. Certainly a labor of love for these three gentlemen with the book being dedicated to the memory of Daragnès mother.
A rare and beautifully designed edition.
A glorious copy of this illustrated LA PASSION DE N-S JESUS CHRIST [PASSION OF CHRIST], number 44 of 140 limited editions, 11" x 14", on vellum paper inside. Prussian blue cover with gold gilt lettering and design. A fine example of this book with only slight wear showing on the slip case. Comprises 112 pages, including over 57 prints sepia tinted by the French Impressionist Daragnès in an exquisite binding by Rene Kieffer featuring a bold and and dynamic navy blue and marbled frontispiece, Inside is a translation of the twenty-first psalm by the French Poet Paul Claudel. This unique art book was printed by Kieffer on his presses. Bindery tag and stamp shown. Certainly a labor of love for these three gentlemen with the book being dedicated to the memory of Daragnès mother.
A rare and beautifully designed edition.
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- TBCL The Book Collection Library
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33486
- Title
- LA PASSION DE N-S JESUS CHRIST, SIGNED AND INSCRIBED by DARAGNES & SIGNED by KIEFFER #44 of 140 editions
- Author
- Daragnès, Jean-Gabriel (Kieffer, Rene; Claudel, Paul)
- Illustrator
- Daragnès
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Publisher
- Rene Kieffer
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1949
- Keywords
- LIVRES MODERNES ILLUSTRÉS PAR DES PEINTRES, MODERN ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, Daragnès, Kieffer, Paul Claudel, Passion of Christ, Christianity, Religion
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