SALVADOR DALI
SPANISH, 1904-1989
DANTE ALIGHIERI, LA DIVINE COMEDIE, EDITION D"ART LES HEURES CLAIRES, PARIS., 1959-1963, COMPLETE IN 12 VOLUMES, NUMBER 71, ONE OF THE 150 ON VELIN PUR CHIFFON DE RIVES
Wood engravings
12 slipcases in-folio, leaves in chemises, six containing text in French and 6 containing supplemental suites. Each poem contained in four clamshell boxes and internal chemises, two boxes containing the cantos and loose wood engravings in color, 100 in total, 2 each containing supplemental wood engravings in color, a suite of copper plate engravings in black and white with tissue guards, and a chemise containing numerous plates demonstrating the color breakdown of one illustration. In all: 100 each of the additional color plates and black and white plates, and 6 decompositions/breakdowns. Justification du Tirage contained at the back of L"Enfer II: all number 71, thus of the 150 copies on Velin Pur Chiffon De Rives, deckle-edged paper watermarked Les Heures Claires
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