Description
1926
Text by William Shakespeare. Directed by Jean Cocteau
Éditions Au Sans Pareil, Paris, paperback, 120 pages
Dimensions: 33 x 26 cm
Second book of the Great Collection. Work realized for the occasion of the production of Jean Cocteau, with sets and costumes of Jean Hugo, in 1924.
The engravings realized by Valentine Hugo after the models of Jean Hugo were colored by hand under the supervision of Jean Hugo (by Marguerite and François Hugo).
12 hors-texte + 8 in-texte + 1 vignette (in black) on the title page. Blue cover with the title in green on the first cover and one volume of the suite, the whole in a printed illustrated cardboard, with ribbon
Drawing:
- 20 on Arches with 2 suites on Japon, black and colors
- 20 on Japon with 1 suite in color on vellum and 1 suite in black on Hollande
- 30 on Holland with a black suite on Japan
- 350 on Vellum
- 12 of employees
One of 30 on Hollande, numbered, on Vergé de Hollande with the suite in black on old Japon, with in addition an original gouache of Jean Hugo, on black canson (project for the costume of Mercutio)
Condition : Fairly good condition. Some carry over of the engravings on the left page. Color of the cover faded.