Apr 19, 2007 - Sale 2110

Sale 2110 - Lot 22

Price Realized: $ 2,640
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
(CHAGALL, MARC.) Eluard, Paul. Le Dur Désir de Durer. Complete text in French and English translation by Stephen Spender and Frances Cornford. Color frontispiece reproduced by hand under Chagall's supervision; numerous illustrations by Chagall. 4to, beautifully bound by Andrée M. Clarke in black leather with gilt stamping and onlays of blue, red, green and yellow reproducing frontispiece image, marbled endpapers and gold top edge; owner's stamp on front blank; felt-lined matching clamshell box. signed by chagall on title. number 1381 reserved for Grey Falcon Press from a total edition of 1500 copies. Philadelphia: Grey Falcon & London: Trianon, 1950