TERRASSE (Antoine) — INSIDE THE WORLD OF DEGAS - Lot 288

TERRASSE (Antoine) — INSIDE THE WORLD OF DEGAS TERRASSE (Antoine). Inside the World of Degas. Paris, Arthaud, Arts et Métiers Graphiques, Flammarion, 1987. Square quarto (approx. 27.5 × 23.5 cm), publisher’s hardcover with a color-illustrated dust jacket, 127 pp. Numerous reproductions of paintings, pastels, drawings, and engravings by Edgar Degas, in black-and-white and color, both within and outside the text. ISBN 2-08-012093-X. First edition, not for general sale, published on the occasion of the “1987 Quinzaine du livre d’art et du beau livre” and printed in a limited run of only 8,000 numbered copies. Antoine Terrasse’s previously unpublished text focuses on Degas’s personal world, his family circle, and the models who appear in his work. The illustrations include, in particular, portraits and intimate scenes, accompanied by detailed captions, as well as facsimiles of his handwriting. Condition: generally good condition. Interior appears fresh and well-preserved based on the photographs. Dust jacket present, with soiling, yellowing, and signs of wear; minor scuffing and slight marks along the edges. Hardcover appears well-preserved.

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