Lucky Luke - Sarah Bernhardt. - Lot 96

Lucky Luke - Sarah Bernhardt. MORRIS - XAVIER FAUCHE - JEAN LÉTURGIE Lucky Luke - Sarah Bernhardt. Dargaud, 1983. In-4 hardback, boards illustrated in color. Fifty-first album (volume 21 of the Dargaud period) in the adventures of the famous lone cowboy. Morris joins forces for the first time with Xavier Fauche and Jean Léturgie on the screenplay to depict a real-life historical figure: the great tragedienne Sarah Bernhardt. Lucky Luke is commissioned by the US government to protect the "Divine" during her triumphant tour of the Wild West, amid diva whims, attempted assassinations and unlikely encounters. Morris's increasingly supple brushstrokes humorously capture the contrast between the actress's theatrical refinement and the rough and tumble of the saloons. The album is a success, combining rhythm, historical documentation and satire of artistic mores. Justification page: © DARGAUD EDITEUR 1982. Legal deposit: October 1983. Printed in France in September 1983. Imprimerie du Marval - 94400 Vitry-sur-Seine. ISBN : 2-205-02225-3. Second plate: "Déjà parus" list in the same collection, ending with the title Fingers. Copy in good condition. Solid boards. Clean boards with bright colors. Slight wear to corners and spine. Very fresh interior, complete and without annotations. A fine copy of this title, which marks a successful script revival for the series. A legendary escort for the most famous of actresses. Lucky Luke. Le Grand Duc. Neuilly-sur-Seine, Dargaud éditeur, later print run than the original edition [circa mid/late 1970s]. In-4 hardback, boards illustrated in color. Emblematic album in the Lucky Luke series, combining Morris's drawings and René Goscinny's script, in one of the most sought-after classic titles of the period. The volume bears the mention © Dargaud Éditeur 1973 with legal deposit of 1st quarter 1974, but the presence of the title Le Grand Duc in the list of works already published on the fourth plate rules out the original edition; it is thus an early later print run, retaining the historic Dargaud layout. A complete copy, in generally good used condition: slightly dulled headbands and corners, minor rubbing to covers, old label trace on second cover, handwritten name on title page. There is a large tear in the white endpaper, but no damage to the title page or the body of the album. A fine reading and collector's copy, despite this interior defect.