Léonard Foujita

The book comprising one original etching (frontispiece), 17 etchings and drypoints, and eight collotypes (reproductions of original aquatints), with text by René Héron de Villefosse, 1951, numbered 71, from the total edition of 300, the prints on Arches wove paper, printed by Roger Lacourière, Paris, published by Bernard Klein, Paris, contained in a leather binding (probably not original) (18 prints and 8 collotypes)

In generally good condition apart from discoloration and foxing in the edges; some sheets with offprint. Approximately 20 sheets have been cut from the book and are loose. Binding loose and brittle. Most likely not the original binding.
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