Rues et Visages de Londres

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Charles Laborde and Pierre Mac Orlan
Rues et Visages de Londres
A portfolio, 1928, containing 21 hand-coloured drypoints of views in and around London, including Piccadilly Circus, Trafalgar Square, Hyde Park, Kew Green, Richmond and Epsom, on japan Imperial paper, each of the drypoints signed in pencil, with an additonal suite of the prints unsigned and uncoloured, with a watercolour of Green Park signed in ink, with text by Pierre Mac Orlan, copy number 4 from the de-luxe edition of 20 on this paper, in the original portfolio cover, together with two letters from Laborde to the purchaser dated 12 May and 9 November 1928, the case with some wear, the plates and text in generally good condition
280 x 230 mm (Platemark); 405 x 320 mm (Sheet)

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Lot Essay

Both the standard and deluxe editions of this book contain two sets of prints, one coloured, the other uncoloured - the only difference being the paper on which they were printed. In this copy, however, each colour plate is signed in pencil. In his letter dated 12 May 1928 Laborde writes to the purchaser, Mr Wallis, that I am quite ready to sign each colour plate specially for you and The original drawing 'Green Park' that you choosed (sic) will be enclosed in your copy.

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