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THE GREAT WRITER'S ARTWORKS, WITH A FINE ASSOCIATION (HUGO, VICTOR.) Escholier, Raymond. Victor Hugo, Artiste. Over 100 plates after Hugo's paintings, most in color, with lettered tissue guards. 4to, 3/4 navy morocco gilt, joints and tips slightly tender; top edge gilt; original wrappers bound in. Paris: Les Éditions G. Crès & Cie, 1926
handsome limited edition volume on victor hugo's art. Number 312 of 1000 copies on vélin lafuma. Hugo, prolific novelist and dramatist as well as the 19th-century's greatest French poet, was also an accomplished painter. This collection of his art was compiled by Raymond Escholier, conservator of Hugo's home. ex-collection monroe wheeler with a gift inscription from glenway wescott and Wheeler's book label on front pastedown. As well as a major figure in the modern art world, Wheeler was former Director of Exhibitions and Publications at the Museum of Modern Art. A fine association copy of a scarce work.
