Rabindranath Tagore / Tavy Notton [ill.], Andre´ Gide [trad.] - L'Offrande lyrique - 1951

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Very nice edition of André Gide's translation of "L'offrande lyrique" by Rabindranâth Thâkur dit Tagore (1861-1941)
Illustrated with 20 chisel engravings by Tavy Notton: 10 in the text and 10 inset.

Edition of 500 copies, this one of 375 on vellum of
lana (no. 391).

STATE; Back a little insolated, a micro accident to the head cover, otherwise a copy in excellent condition.

Rabindranâth Thâkur dit Tagore (1861-1941) one of the greatest Indian writers (both novelist, short story poet and philosopher) of his time. The "universalist" value of his work was celebrated by a Nobel Prize for Literature in 1913, recognizing both its lyrical value and its authenticity.

Author: Tagore, Tavy Notton, André Gide
Title: ?L'offrande lyrique. Translation by André Gide. Etchings by Tavy Notton
Edition: ?Paris, Marcel Lubineau, Paris and 1951. in-8 of 117 pp

Subject: Superb Binding signed Manuel Gérard TAGORE ?L'offrande lyrique. Translation by André Gide. Etchings by Tavy Notton 1951 67539701 Read more