Lot no. 573
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573 - MODERN ILLUSTRATIONS - [FLOCON (Albert)] - BACHELARD (Gaston) : CASTLES IN SPAIN. (Unpublished text). 17 Burins by Albert FLOCON (large vignette on cover, 8 pl. page, 7 half-page, 1 H.T. representing the 16 others in miniature). P. Cercle Grolier, Les Amis du Livre Moderne, 1957. E.O., Unique edition of 200 copies on Rives paper, N°112 printed for M. Raymond POREAUX. 1 vol. in-4, in ff, 65pp, illustrated cover, slipcase, (T.B.E.). Albert FLOCON, (Albert MENTZEL, 1904-1994), a French engraver of German origin, studied at the Bauhaus before fleeing Germany to settle in Paris. Fascinated by the relationship between Art and Geometry, and a friend of the philosopher G. BACHELARD, he illustrated this beautiful book with fascinating, surrealist perspectives.
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