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ALEXANDRA EXTER [ILLUSTRATOR], THREE PANORAMA BOOKS, 1937-1938 ,
Illustrated by EXTER, Alexandra (1882-1949), text by Mary Colmont. Album du Pere Castor [Father Castor`s Albums], three large limited edition panoramas. Paris: Flammarion, 1937-38. Original color lithographed boards. 4to (250 x 250 mm each). Rare in this condition. Comprising:
a) Panorama du Fleuve [Panorama of the River]
b) Panorama de la Cote [Panorama of the River Bank]
c) Panorama de la Montagne [Panorama of the Mountain]
Paul Faucher of Flammarion sought exceptional Russian emigre artists (including Bilibin, Rojankovsky and Exter) to design his Albums du Pere Castor. Each book opens to 10 plates of nearly six feet colorful panorama on one side, with 8 plates of text with black and white illustrations on the other side