A11619. Zola, Emile and PAUL EMILE COLIN (illus.). Germinal. 2 Vols. Vol. 1: 338 pp., 46
chiaroscuro woodcuts in black and white on printed colored grounds, 26 cul-de-lampe single colored line
images; Vol 2: 279 pp., 38 chiaroscuro woodcuts, 19 cul-de-lampe images. One of Zola's most important
novels, lavishly and sympathetically illustrated throughout with dramatic original woodcuts by Paul-Emile
Colin. An important pre-WWI livre d'artiste whose subscriber list includes most of the important Parisian
collectors of illustrated books of this period. Text in French. 4to, pictorial paper covers, stamped in red,
black and white on brown paper. Limited ed. of 120 specially numbered sets. Paris, Pour les cent
bibliophiles, 1912. Spine ends rubbed with minor chipping, moderate spine creasing; internally fine and
bright with no offsetting.. $550.00
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