La Frégate "La Sérieuse" ol la plaine du Capitaine. Poème
Paris: René Kieffer, [1922]. One of 500 copies on papier vélin de cuve from an edition of 550. This is number 423. 8vo (24.5 x 16 cm). [1], 37, [1] pages. Illustrated with 15 color pochoir vignettes by Pierre Falké (including title, four full-page). Bound in contemporary brown half morocco, top edges gilt, with silk page marker, by H. Capelle. Joints rubbed, some wear to extremities of binding. Internally clean, with colors fresh and bright. Item #411143
Pierre Falké (1884-1947) was a prolific book illustrator, painter, camoufleur, and satirical artist. The poem recounts the history of the French frigate La Sérieuse, which was sunk by Nelson's British fleet in the Battle of the Nile.
Price: $350.00