ICART (Louis) - RABELAIS (François). - Lot 245

ICART (Louis) - RABELAIS (François). Gargantua and Pantagruel. Paris: Le Vasseur & cie, 1936. - 6 volumes in-4, one with plates, 235x183: frontispiece, 162 pp. (1 f.), 15 plates, printed cover; frontispiece, 136 pp. (1 f.), 13 plates, printed cover; frontispiece, 194 pp. (1 f.), 14 plates, printed cover; frontispiece, 209 pp. 14 plates, printed cover; frontispiece, 186 pp. (2 ff.), 15 plates, printed cover. Havana jansenist morocco, ribbed spine, interior gilt roulette, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved, slipcase (period binding). Edition of 976 copies, illustrated with 76 out-of-text color compositions by Louis ICART. Printed by Draeger frères. ONE OF THE FIRST 30 COPIES ON JAPON SUPER NACRÉ, SIGNED BY THE ARTIST AT THE JUSTIFICATION. This is one of 29 with the following pieces bound in a separate volume: - one of the 76 original signed compositions by Louis Icart used for the illustration, - an original sketch signed by the artist, - one original signed composition, unused (for the third book, chapter XXX), - a suite of 76 plates in black on japon super nacré, with drypoint remarks, - inlaid gilt copper in the lining of the binding. A fine copy, very well preserved despite the slightly faded spines.