The World of Jean de Bosschere; With a letter of Paul Valery
- Hardcover
- London: The Fortune Press, 1932
London: The Fortune Press, 1932. Hardcover. Orig. orange cloth, backstrip lettered in gilt. Near fine. Bosschere, Jean de. 160 pages. 22 x 15.5 cm. Limited edition, copy 695 of 1000. Printed on Kelmscott hand-made paper. Colored frontispiece woodcut of de Bosschere. Belgian born his Art Nouveau style was heavily influenced by the drawings of Aubrey Beardsley. He was also drawn to the occult. He was also influenced by the Roman Catholic spiritual works of French poet and dramatist Paul Claudel. Title page printed in red and black. Bibliography. Interior very fresh and clean, backstrip sunned.