Sentiers Creation, Signed (2 results)

Unbound. Condition: Near Fine. Ionesco, Eugène (illustrator). Limited Edition. In French, not in English. First edition thus of Découvertes: Les Sentiers de la Création (Discoveries: The Paths of Creation). This is no. 45 of 175 deluxe copies on vélin d'Arches from a total edition of 2200. Printed in Switzerland. 11.25 x 9 inches. Slipcase is 11.75 x 9.5 x 1.75 inches. There are 35 loose quires in paper folder housed in parchment paper-backed chemise, with matching vellum-tipped slipcase. 127 numbered pages. With 1 (of 2) original lithograph(s) by Ionesco (the second had been by Giuseppe Capogrossi), and with numerous Ionesco color plates of various sizes tipped in, including 4 double-page plates. The color lithograph is signed and numbered in a neat purple ink hand by Ionesco. It is in flawless condition. Note that the Capogrossi lithograph is missing. The loose sheets are all exceptionally clean and bright. The paper folder, chemise, and slipcase all with unbumped spine heads and tails, and with sharp corners; all are impressively clean. Chemise and slipcase covered with cocoa-brown textured parchment-like Japan-paper; paper appears hand-made but is likely not. A Near Fine copy. 3 lbs. 12 oz. Eugène Ionesco, born Eugen Ionescu, [1909-1994], was a Romanian-French playwright who wrote mostly in French, and was one of the foremost figures of the French avant-garde theater in the 20th century. His non-fiction work, Découvertes: Les Sentiers de la Création, was originally published in 1969 by Editions d'Art, Skira. Sorti des presses de l'imprimerie Henri Studer S.A., Genève, en novembre 1969. Edition originale illustrée de une lithographie originale en couleurs, signée et numérotée 45/175, l'une par Ionesco. La deuxième lithographie, par Capogrossi, est manquante. In-4 (28.5 x 23 cm), en feuilles, étui, chemise. Tirage limitée à 2 000 exemplaires, celui-ci numéroté 45, l'un des 175 sur vélin d'Arches. Riche iconographie. Trés bel exemplaire. Signed by Illustrator(s).

Aufl. 175 Exemplare, 26,5 x 43,5 cm Roland Sabatier 213 Das vorliegende Blatt ist ein Probedruck. Ein sehr schöner Abzug, das Papier ist etwas gebräunt. Er ist signiert und auf großem Papier gdruckt. 50 x 70 cm. Die Graphik ist entstanden für das oben genannte Mappenwerk. Format 29 x 23 cm. Mit Texten von Michel Butor (1926 - 2016) Erschienen bei Sikira zu Genf. Mit zahlreichen Abildungen in Farbe und schwarz weiß. Die Vorzugsausgabe in einer Auflage von 175 Exemplaren mit der signierten Radierung von Matta. Alle Blätter sind mittig geknickt, das angebotene Exemplar nicht. ** Photos auf Wunsch im JPG-Format erhältlich.**.