Lot 938 Francois-René Chateaubriand. Les Martyrs ou Le triomphe de …

Les Martyrs ou Le triomphe de la religion chretienne. 2 Bde. Mit gest. Porträt und 47 Orig.-Farbradierungen im Text von Raoul Serres. Paris, La Tradition, 1942. 4°. 249, 267 S. Rote handgebundene Halblederbände d. Zt. auf 5 Bünden mit RVerg., goldenen Fileten, Marmorpapierbezug und Kopfgoldschnitt, OU mit eingebunden (1 unt. Kapital mit kleiner Schabstelle).

Moderne Literatur und Kunst – Eins von 377 (GA 500) Exemplaren auf Vélin d'Artches. - Monod I, 2686 - Gutes Exemplar dieses monumentalem, christlich epischem Werkes, aufgelegt während der deutschen Besatzung in Frankreich. R. Serres schuf dazu 47 aufwendige Farbradierungen, die die dramatischen und religiösen Szenen des Epos in einer eleganten, neoklassischen Ästhetik einfangen. - (Erotisches) Exlibris auf Innendeckel.

Modern Literature and Art – Red, hand-bound half-leather volumes, currently bound in five bands with ribbing, gold fillets, marbled paper covers, and gold-edged tops, original covers intact (one lower headband has a small scuff mark). A fine copy of this monumental Christian epic, published during the German occupation of France. R. Serres created 47 elaborate color etchings for the volume, capturing the epic's dramatic and religious scenes in an elegant, neoclassical style. - (Erotic) bookplate on the inside cover.

Startprice: 200 €
Estimate: 300 €

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