Lot 341
Louis Hémon (1880-1913)
Lot 341 Details
Louis Hémon (1880-1913), French
MARIA CHAPDELAINE
4to., limited 1st edition, no.925/1000, 206pp. with 54 colour illustrations by Clarence Gagnon (1881-1941) original paper covers over-bound in custom illustratively embossed and polychromed oxblood red leather boards, Paris, Éditions Mornay, 1933
10 x 8.25 in — 25.4 x 21 cm
Estimate $500-$700
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Publisher's Note:
THE PRESENT EDITION OF "MARIA CHAPDELAINE" WAS FINISHED PRINTING, FOR THE ILLUSTRATIONS, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF M. GRENIER, OF THE GODDE AND CHEVASSU WORKSHOPS, IN PARIS, ON JUNE 8, 1933. THE TYPOGRAPHIC PRINTING HAVING BEEN PREVIOUSLY DONE BY THE COULOUMA PRINTING WORKS, IN ARGENTEUIL (H. BARTHÉLEMY, DIRECTOR), IN JULY 1930. WE MENTION FOR DOCUMENTARY PURPOSES, AND TO EXPLAIN THE LONG DELAY IN THE RELEASE OF THE WORK, THAT IT WAS STARTED IN JANUARY 1929; The composition and printing of the fifty-four illustrations that adorn the volume explain the considerable time, significantly exceeding our expectations, required for this edition. Clarence Gagnon, the illustrator, devoted more than three years of uninterrupted work to it. One hundred copies were printed on pearlescent white Japanese paper (numbered 1 to 100); 1,900 copies on white Rives paper (numbered 101 to 2,000); and, in addition, 80 copies were printed for sale, including 10 on Japanese paper and 70 on Rives paper.