Marrast 1925 Jardins

Paris: Éditions d’Art Charles Moreau. Printer of heliotype prints: Faucheux, Paris. Text printer: Ducros et Colas, 1926. First Edition. Portfolio, paper pastedown on boards, cloth spine, ribbon tie, leaves within loose as issued. Near Fine. Jean Saudé, responsible for pochoir plates. Spectacular record of the gardens exhibited at the Exposition des l'Arts Décoratifs which occurred in Paris in 1925. Folio, 33.5 by 25 cm. Unpaginated gathering of two folded sheets, or eight pages with title, colophon, brief intro by Marrast, plate table, followed by 54 numbered plates, which include eleven pochoir plates by Jean Saudé. Other plates have either photos, one or two at a time, or line drawings. Photos are sepia and white. Line drawings are layouts or designs mostly. Rear portfolio cover with small loss of paper pastedown. Light and inconspicuous soiling here and there on plates. One plate with a repaired mostly horizontal tear on upper margin. (Inventory #: 20024)