This illustrated French literary book features French-language text accompanied by expressive black-and-white illustrations rendered in a modernist style. The imagery includes dynamic figural scenes and graphic compositions, along with a photographic portrait of an elderly artist working at a desk, presented on a separate page. The book also includes a printed contents list detailing poems or sections. The illustrations exhibit bold line work and expressive forms typical of mid-20th-century European graphic art, though no definitive artist attribution has been confirmed. The volume reflects a period approach to combining literature and visual art and is suitable for collectors of illustrated books, modernist works on paper, or French literary publications.

Dimensions
15x11in

Condition Report
Good vintage condition. Light age-related toning and foxing to the paper. Minor edge wear and small corner creases noted. Pages appear intact with no major tears observed.

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