Lot n° 188
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ROMAIN Rolland, Jean-Christophe - Lot 188
ROMAIN Rolland, Jean-Christophe
Illustrations by Frans Masereel Paris, Albin Michel, s.d. Complete set in 5 large in-8° volumes Important illustrated edition of the famous Jean-Christophe novel cycle, a major work by Romain Rolland, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915. A humanist and musical fresco published between 1904 and 1912, Jean-Christophe follows the destiny of a German composer and is one of the great European novels of the 20th century. This edition is enriched with woodcut illustrations by Frans Masereel, a major artist of Expressionism, whose powerful compositions admirably accompany the epic and spiritual breath of the text. Publisher's cream cloth bindings, titles printed in red and black on the spine, volumes numbered in Roman numerals (I to V). Uniform set. Publisher's cloth with visible foxing. Creasing and spotting. Copy on papeteries du marais vellum pur chiffon, N°1345 / 1500.
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