Batouala
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1932. Covarrubias, Miguel. Limited edition. Hardcover. #1129 of 1500 numbered copies, signed by the illustrator, Miguel Covarrubias. Full brown leather with horizontal ribbing design and gilt titling to spine. Translated from the French and introduced by Alvah C. Bessie, with a preface by the author. A tirade against French and
Dutch colonization of Africa and mistreatment of the indigenous peoples, the original edition of the book won France's Prix de Goncourt. Six full color plates and 90 spare line drawings, one on nearly every page, by Covarrubias. A hint of wear to the tips else fine in the original sturdy slipcase covered in mottle green paper and only lightly worn at extremities. Fine. Item #30849
signed by the artist.
Price: $400.00