THÉODORE AGRIPPA D’AUBIGNÉ (1552-1630) LÉON ZACK (1892-1980) LES TRAGIQUES, 1946 WITH MANUSCRIPT DEDICATION BY LÉON ZACK. 1 VOLUME. IN FRENCH. Monaco, Editions du Rocher, 1946.
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Introduction and selection by Pierre Emmanuel, wood engravings by Léon Zack.
1 volume in-4 in sheets, 83 p. + colophon + 1 blank f.
Handwritten inscription in ink by Léon Zack, dated 1946, on the first blank page.
Work illustrated with wood engravings in black by Léon Zack, 10 plates and numerous headpieces and tailpieces. Illustrated cover, folded.
Limited edition of 300 copies, this one being one of 30 copies not for sale (presumably on pure paper from the Johannot paper mills).
32.5 x 25.5 x 2 cm
Good condition.
Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné, born d'Aubigny.
French military commander, controversial writer and Baroque poet, best known for Les Tragiques, a heroic poem recounting the persecution suffered by Protestants.
Lev Vassilievitch Zack, known as Léon Zack
Russian painter who became a naturalised French citizen.