Les Copains
Paris: Jeanne Walter, 1929. Veillepreux, Rolad de. Hardcover. 221 pages. 27 x 21 cm. Eighty-six charming colored woodcuts by Veillepreux, and ten hors texte illustrations. Limited edition, copy 141 of 400. An early work of fiction first published 1913. An English edition "The Boys in the Back Room" (literally "the pals") appeared in English in 1937. A poet and writer, his politics allied him with Edouard Daladier, the unfortunate Prime Minister of France before the Nazi invasion. Scattered light text toning. Three quarter burgundy morocco and marbled boards, matching endpapers, with original wrappers bound-in. Teg. Fine. Item #18490
Price: $195.00
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