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Scarce signed and numbered 1932 Limited Editions Club edition of René Maran’s Batouala.
Translated byAlvah C. Bessieand extensively illustrated by celebrated Mexican artistMiguel Covarrubias.
This iscopy #438 of only 1,500 copies produced, individuallysigned by Miguel Covarrubias on the limitation/colophon page.
Published in New York byThe Limited Editions Club in 1932and bound in the publisher’s full brown leather with distinctive horizontal ruled decoration.
The edition contains numerous Covarrubias line illustrations throughout together withsix full-page color plates. Bibliographical descriptions of this edition confirm the limitation of 1,500 signed copies and six color plates.
René Maran’sBatoualaoriginally won thePrix Goncourt, and this Limited Editions Club production is particularly collected for Covarrubias’s distinctive artwork and signature.
This example retains its clearly numbered#438limitation statement and originalMiguel Covarrubias signature.
No slipcase included.
