Lot 292
Images de Palestine – Twenty Signed Engravings by Madeleine Melsonn – Paris, 1948 – Limited Edition, Inscribed by the Artist
Images de Palestine (Pictures of Palestine), portfolio of engravings by the artist Madeleine Melsonn, with extracts from Chateaubriand's Voyage à Jérusalem. Paris: Published by the artist ("Aux dépens de l'artiste"), printed by Les Fils de Victor Michel, 1948. French.
Twenty engravings: Jewish quarter in Jerusalem, Jewish graves in Silwan, shepherds in Bethlehem, Arab potters, and more. With extracts from the book Voyage à Jérusalem by François-René de Chateaubriand. The engravings are all signed (in pencil) by the artist. Colophon leaf inscribed by the artist.
One of 50 hors commerce copies.
[20] engraved plates + [9] pages (six loose two-page spreads), in original paper wrappers; lacking casing. Approx. 31 cm. Good condition. Some stains and minor blemishes. Tissue guard for each print (with creases and blemishes). Paper wrappers slightly worn.
