MARAN (René) - GUYOT (Georges Lucien). - Lot 168

MARAN (René) - GUYOT (Georges Lucien). The Book of the Bush. Paris: A Moulin de Pen-Mur, [1946]. — In-4, 290 x 225: 218 pp., (3 leaves, the last one blank), illustrated cover. Paperback, covered binding. Edition printed in a run of 1,025 copies, illustrated with 38 original color lithographs by the painter and animal sculptor Georges Lucien GUYOT (1885–1973), including 15 full-page illustrations. It also features a woodcut title vignette, repeated on the cover. One of 100 copies numbered on vellum from the Papeteries de Lana (No. 68), including a set of black-and-white illustrations on Japanese paper. A dedication from the artist on the second blank page, accompanied by a superb watercolor depicting a lion. The dedication is addressed to Mr. Courtois: To Mr. Courtois // artist and bibliophile // with warm regards // Guyot // 1947 Very well-preserved copy. No folder or slipcase.