Sud-Marocain. Grand-Atlas, Anti-Atlas
Year: 1936
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Paris; Théo Schmied
Category: Maghreb
Trente planches gravées sur bois en couleurs par Théo Schmied d'après les tableaux de son père F.-L. Schmied.
Folio, 410 x 327 mm, loose as issued in beige wrappers with the short title embossed on a green background on the frontside. Beige cloth chemise and slipcase with a printed paper label to the spine of the chemise. Limited edition of 120 copies of which this is number 71.
Accompanied by a text section written by Georges Cartroux.
Thirty absolutely magnificent chromoxylographs printed on Japanese paper by Théo Schmied after the drawings of his father François-Louis. All plates protected by a sheet of heavy paper with the printed title and the number of the plate.
In this copy the colours are crisp and vibrant, enhancing the beauty of this publication.
All plates below ©1985 Heirs of Théo Schmied.
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