"Detœuf - Words By O.-l. Barenton Confectioner. Drummer. 1960, Decorated By émilien Dufour."
DETŒUF (Auguste) - Words by O.-L. Barenton, Confiseur, former student of the École Polytechnique. Paris, Éditions du Tambourinaire, 1960; small quarto, 232 pp. + 6 pp. of catalog excerpt, paperback, under folded cover and slipcase. Preface by Pierre Brisson. Collection of essays, statements, letters, pastiches, and aphorisms. Book entirely hand-painted by Émilien Dufour. Dedication from Émilien Dufour. Émilien Dufour, born in 1894 in the 14th arrondissement of Paris and died in 1975 in Briançon, was a French painter and illustrator. He illustrated numerous works, including Dumas, Loti, Stendhal, Poe, and France. A superb copy, entirely hand-illustrated, with 31 interventions by the illustrator, sometimes on double pages. 
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