Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Boccaccio, Giovanni. Gonin-Vergès, Claire. Trois contes. Illustrés par le peintre d’Essertine (i.e. Claire Gonin-Vergès).

With 22 hand-coloured vignettes and text illus., and with 33 hand-coloured initials, some historiated. 60 pp. Small 4to. Loose quires as issued in wrappers, half cloth sleeve, and slipcase. – Paris, Edition des amis de l’artiste (i.e. Gonin), 1939.

One of 25 copies, signed by the artist. Hand-written text in calligraphy (by Philippe Gonin). Text and illustrations fully lithographed, all illustrations and initials hand-coloured. Claire Gonin-Vergès was the wife of Philippe Gonin. Her pesudonym originates from the village Essertine-sur-Yverdon in the canton de Vaud in Switzerland, where she grew up. The book contains the following tales: „Le Ressuscité“, „La Caspienne ou la nouvelle convertie“, „La jument du compère Pierre“. – Fine copy. – Best.-Nr. 18405