VERCEL (Roger). OFF THE COAST OF EDEN. Illustrations by D. C - Lot 286

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VERCEL (Roger). OFF THE COAST OF EDEN. Illustrations by D. C - Lot 286
VERCEL (Roger). OFF THE COAST OF EDEN. Illustrations by D. Charles Fouqueray. Brussels: Aux Éditions du Nord, Albert Parmentier, 1943. “Les Gloires Littéraires” series, XXVI. Square 8vo, 226 pp., paperback, illustrated full-color cover, printed spine, untrimmed. A BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATED EDITION FEATURING 26 ORIGINAL ARTWORKS BY D. CHARLES FOUQUERAY, reproduced in color within the text and as full-page illustrations. The colors were applied by hand in the workshops of Éditions du Nord in Brussels. The book is particularly attractive in its publisher’s binding, with the front cover featuring a large, full-color maritime composition. The print run is limited to 1,025 copies intended for sale: one unique copy on Japanese paper from the Imperial Manufactories of Tokyo, 99 copies enhanced with additional prints, and 925 copies on Astra superior vellum, in addition to a few non-commercial copies. ONE OF THE 925 COPIES ON ASTRA SUPERIOR VELLUM, specially manufactured with the Éditions du Nord watermark; this one is no. 1019. It includes, as indicated in the colophon, a color plate within the text. Printed on March 25, 1943, in Brussels by Charles de Bruycker; the coloring was done by hand in the workshops of Éditions du Nord. Roger Vercel, a writer deeply attached to the sea and the men who sail it, delivers with *Au large de l’Éden* a maritime tale set in northern waters. The illustrations by Charles Fouqueray (1869–1956), a marine painter and master illustrator of the maritime world, complement the novelist’s universe particularly well. A VERY PLEASANT COPY, PRESERVED IN ITS ELEGANT, ILLUSTRATED PAPERBACK BINDING FROM THE PUBLISHER. Very good overall condition. Fresh cover with a few very slight signs of wear and occasional small marks; spine well-preserved. Fresh interior. A few small marginal tears visible on some pages, without affecting the text or illustrations. Untrimmed copy.
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