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Le Cabaret. Illustré de 49 eaux-fortes originales de RENEFER
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First edition. Soft back, cream-coloured cover, embossed with a gilt title to the front cover. Gilt and black titles to the spine. In a cardboard slipcase. Paper title to the slipcase. 258 pp., [3] pages. A deluxe art edition of this fascinating account by Alexandre Arnoux of the First World War, magnificently illustrated with 49 original etchings by the painter and illustrator Raymond Fontanet, known as Renefer (18761957): 10 full-page plates and 39 headpieces and tailpieces. Printed in a run of 472 copies, this is one of 413 copies on hand-made Holland paper, made from pure rag, of which thirteen are not for sale (Nos. 60 to 472). It bears the number 411 and is signed by the author and the illustrator on the proof sheet. The book "Le Cabaret" presents a series of scenes captured on the spot in the midst of the battles of the First World War. The depiction of the soldiers, the harsh life in the trenches, the moments of respite between engagements, and scenes from the daily lives of these men immersed in horror are faithfully rendered throughout these pages. Renefer's etchings capture the intensity of these moments. This is the first illustrated edition following the original from 1919. The book's table of contents lists these various episodes: "Le Cabaret"; Imageries, -Youyou, chien de légionnaire, Lehottu homme libre, Le Repas imaginaire, L'Enfant qui n'a pas connu la paix, Refaire sa vie, Discipline, Soliloque dans un train, Point de vue, Le Visage, L'obus sur le cimetière, La Bataille, La Saucisse en dérive, Contradictions, La Nuit de Noël- ; Le chinois; Paysages, -Le Boyau abandonné, Un mort, La Lampe, l'Homme boréal, No man's land-; Les Communiqués. CONDITION: Spine slightly yellowed with light creases. Interior fresh, pages uncut, in impeccable condition. Case damaged and brittle. The top layer of the slipcase is lacking. .
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ARNOUX (Alexandre)
Le Cabaret. Illustré de 49 Eaux-Fortes Originales de Renefer€900.00
Paris Lapina, Collection Les Images du Temps 1922

ARNOUX (Alexandre)
Le Cabaret. Illustré de 49 Eaux-Fortes Originales de Renefer€300.00
Paris Lapina 1922

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