Carmen

Chez Jean Porson , [1946]. First THUS. Loose Leaf Portfolio . Clean & Unmarked. Text in French. Limited. Includes two loose leaf suites of lithographs. The first are two sets of color, 13 full page prints and 25 partial page prints, amid text, and is housed in folded wraps with a glassine jacket.The second is composed of 51 + 1 black prints with one full page color print and one partial. All housed in the rear in a folded pocket with the +1 black print being the cover print. Limited. This is #43 of a total of 275 copies. Number 43 is in the subset from numbers 31-50, twenty copies on Rives paper, same as 1-30 but without the original watercolor. Both suites housed in loose boards. Scattered yet sparse faint foxing throughout. Pockets fraying, as well as board hinges. Loose boards then rest in a slipcase with rubbed edges and scuffed corners. See photos. Very scarce in this complete of a package.