$2,963
Fernand Léger, illustrator (French, 1881-1955) La Fin du monde , by Blaise Cendrars, published in 1919 by Éditions de a Sirène, Paris, total edition of 1225, containing color lithographs. Stamped "816" on colophon. Sheet sizes 12 1/2 x 10 in. (31.7 x 25.3 cm), lithographed paper cover, presented in a later portfolio box. Condition: Toning (primarily to cover). Provenance: From the estate of Mary Lee Ingbar, Cambridge, Massachusetts. N.B. The lot is accompanied by a copy of Robert Flynn Johnson's Artists' Books in the Modern Era 1870-2000: The Reva and David Logan Collection of Illustrated Books (Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco: San Francisco, California, 2001). The toning is primarily to the cover, although the pages are subtly and evenly toned.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2010-05-21
