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Artist: André Derain (French, 1880-1954)
Publisher: "Aux dépens d’un amateur", Paris, 1950
Printer: lithographs: Mourlot Frères, Paris; text: Fequet et Baudier, Paris
Author: Jean de La Fontaine (French, 1621-1695)
Date: 1950
Dimensions:
Chemise: H: 10 3/8 in. (264 mm); W: 7 5/8 in. (194 mm); Depth: 2 5/16 in. (58 mm).
Book: H: 10 1/4 in. (260 mm); W: 7 1/4 in. (184 mm); Depth: 2 1/16 in. (53 mm).
Chemise: H: 10 3/8 in. (263 mm); W: 7 5/8 in. (193 mm); Depth: 3 1/4 (82 mm).
Book: H: 10 1/4 in. (260 mm); W: 7 1/4 in. (184 mm); Depth: 2 15/16 in. (75 mm).
Medium: Original prints: 67 lithographs, incl. 28 in vol. 1 and 39 in vol. 2; plus a suite of 67 lithographs on china paper.
Text: letterpress (typeface: Didot).
Paper: Montval off-white wove with a suite of lithographs on china paper.
Classification: Books
Credit Line: Gift of Molly and Walter Bareiss
Object number: 1984.383A-C
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