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La Chasse au snark. Crise en huit épisodes.
Author: Lewis Carroll (English, 1832–1898)
Illustrated by: Max Ernst (German (active in France and the United States), 1891–1976)
Publisher: Editions Premières (French, 20th century)
Illustrated by: Max Ernst (German (active in France and the United States), 1891–1976)
Publisher: Editions Premières (French, 20th century)
1950
Place of Publication: Paris, France
Medium/Technique
Illustrated book with photomechanical relief prints
Dimensions
Overall: 16.9 x 13.2 x 8 cm (6 5/8 x 5 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
William A. Sargent Fund
Accession Number1996.350
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Prints and Drawings
ClassificationsIllustrated books
Paris: Editions Premières, 1950
Description(Paris: Editions Premières, 1950) Octavo; 69 pp.; original publisher's pictorial red paper wrappers.
No. 300 from total edition of 775 copies, of which the first 25 contain an original color etching by Ernst. The illustrations comprise eight photomechanical relief prints after collages by Ernst, who also supplied the decorative cover. This volume is the third in the publisher's series, "L'Age d'Or" (série contemporaine).
No. 300 from total edition of 775 copies, of which the first 25 contain an original color etching by Ernst. The illustrations comprise eight photomechanical relief prints after collages by Ernst, who also supplied the decorative cover. This volume is the third in the publisher's series, "L'Age d'Or" (série contemporaine).
ProvenanceErnest Hepburn (bookplate); Andrew Cahan Bookseller, Ltd., Chapel Hill, NC, from whom purchased by MFA, December 18, 1996.
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