Goupil: sur un Theme du Roman de Renard; Texte et Images de Samivel
Paris: Librairie Delagrave, 1936. Hardcover. vi, 40 pages: color illustrations; 33 cm. Hardback with illustrated cover. Gift inscription on page facing title page to Henry René Ontin, Dec. 25, 1941. At head of title page: Les Albums de Samivel. Samivel was the pen name of French writer and illustrator Paul Gavet-Tancrede (1907-1992). Text is in French. The story of the fox Goupil, inspired by the European medieval stories of Renard, the trickster fox. In Good Condition: loss of 5 cm. at tail of spine; head of spine and corners are rubbed with minor loss; cover is soiled; foxing and soiling, most heavily on pages 16 and 17; otherwise, clean and bright. Good. Item #011655
Price: $48.00