About the cover:

Full-grain binding Black saffiano, all-over decoration on the front cover and mirror image on the back cover with red, green and white leather overlays between gold and dark blue embossed line bundles and a semé of light blue stars also on the spine with title in gold, fine gold line on bonnet, stand and inner edges; gilt edges on three sides, leather endpapers, mirror and endpapers of brick-red suede, framed by a 2 mm wide frame of green calf, half-leather chemise with gilt title, lined with green suede, cover of coloured paper, slipcase with leather-bound opening and covered with the same coloured paper. Perfectly crafted ribbon binding!

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André Frénaud: La Sainte Face

Ex. Nr. 10 von 25 auf Vélin de Hollande van Gelder, von insgesamt 2'285 Exemplaren

Éditions Gallimard, Paris 1968 106 Gedichte, zusammengetragen aus folgenden Werken von 1932-1966:

- La Noce noire

- The Woman of My Life

- Poèmes de dessous le plancher

- C'est à valoir

- Excretions, misery and facetiousness

- Agony of General Krivitsky

About the artist: Roger Devauchelle is a bookbinder and binding historian. Born an orphan, he had to leave school at the age of twelve in order to earn his own living. His passion for drawing and books led him to learn bookbinding in Amiens.

During his military service in Paris, he met Georges Lahaye, who inspired him to take up the art of bookbinding. He was later wounded and taken prisoner. He used the time in prison to perfect his training with the help of a fellow prisoner. He then fled to the Landes and opened his first studio.

Two years later, he moved to Paris. In order to perfect his techniques and capture the details, he dismantled high-quality bindings and expanded his skills to include hand-gilding and gilding, taking advice from the best experts. Thanks to his uncompromising pursuit of perfection, he eventually became "Meilleur ouvrier de France" for binding, gilding and and gold trim.