BONET, Paul. PHILIPPE, Charles-Louis. ~ Bubu a Montparnasse.
With 68 etchings by Andre Dunoyer de Segonzac. One of 130 copies, this being one of 30 with the printed name of the member of the XXX, Madame J.-G. Daragnés. With a full pen and ink drawing inscribed by the artist plus a set of proofs of all the pages with etchings, plus 12 which were unpublished, with numerous corrections in pencil by the artist and each page being signed off by him in ink. 4to., bound by Paul Bonet in 1968, signed and dated on the turn-ins, in full black morocco with inlaid pieces of chestnut and tan morocco on both sides, with a spectacular pattern of onlaid geometric calf in numerous different colours (yellow, gold, orange, red, tan, maroon, three different shades of green, on both sides, chocolate suede doublures edged in calf, spine lettered in gilt, in the original chemise and slipcase.
Bonet’s ‘Carnets’ describes the onlaid pattern as “une importante composition abstrait comporte de nombreuses pieces geometrique en box de differentes couleurs pures”.
Madame Daragnes was the wife of the noted artist Jean-Gabriel Daragnes and as well as being a bibliophile was a printer.