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CHARLOT, JEAN. Picture Book. 32 lithographed plates by Charlot with text by Paul Claudel. 4to, original printed cream wrappers, few chips and

CHARLOT, JEAN. Picture Book. 32 lithographed plates by Charlot with text by Paul Claudel. 4to, original printed cream wrappers, few chips and toning along edges; dust jacket, mostly defective, with spine lacking, cello tape holding front and rear panels. New York: John Becker, 1933

  • Notes: one of 500 numbered copies Signed by Charlot, printer Lynton R. Kistler, and designer Merle Armitage. contains a humorous original pen drawing, inscribed for christmas to charlot's lover, M. E. Gise on front endpaper showing a singing Charlot at the piano, with howling dog, a sprightly frog, and a cat seated inside the piano; with Jean's and M. E.'s initials in corners of page.
    with original prospectus for the book laid in. Containing an original pencil-signed color zinc lithograph titled Malinche, 154x203 mm, and tipped-in order form. Morse 116-153.

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