Estate / Collection: The Margolis Collection
[MIRO, JOAN]
ELUARD, PAUL. À toute épreuve. Geneva: Gerald Cramer, 1958. Copy 38 from the total edition of 130, signed by Joan Miro on the justification leaf. Loose as issued in original wraps with design printed from a woodcut, in the publisher's vellum-backed chemise with faux wood-grained sides and matching slipcase. 12 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches (32 x 25 cm); unpaginated, 80 woodcuts printed in colors including the front wrapper, most with collagraph elements (and eleven heightened with collage). Light wear to slipcase and chemise, several smudges on the title and half-title, occasional minor offsetting.
Cramer Miro 49; Artist & the Book 209.
Sold for $34,375
Estimated at $12,000 - $18,000
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Estate / Collection: The Margolis Collection
[MIRO, JOAN]
ELUARD, PAUL. À toute épreuve. Geneva: Gerald Cramer, 1958. Copy 38 from the total edition of 130, signed by Joan Miro on the justification leaf. Loose as issued in original wraps with design printed from a woodcut, in the publisher's vellum-backed chemise with faux wood-grained sides and matching slipcase. 12 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches (32 x 25 cm); unpaginated, 80 woodcuts printed in colors including the front wrapper, most with collagraph elements (and eleven heightened with collage). Light wear to slipcase and chemise, several smudges on the title and half-title, occasional minor offsetting.
Cramer Miro 49; Artist & the Book 209.
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, May 11, 2023