[MODERN MASTER] - Lot 259

[MODERN MASTER] DANTE/DALI] The Divine Comedy, Paris, Les Heures Claires, 1959–1963 12 folio-sized volumes in loose-leaf format with printed covers, folders, and cases decorated by the publisher. Limited edition of 4,765 copies; one of 150 copies (copy no. 74) on pure Rives rag paper, which, according to the print run specification, should be accompanied by a set of copperplate engravings, a color set of illustrations, and a color breakdown of one illustration. Edition embellished with 100 compositions by Salvador Dalí, wood-engraved by Raymond Jacquet and Jean Taricco, and printed in full-page color. Incomplete copy (not all of the plates listed in the print run justification are present). Hell: Volume 1: 17 plates; Volume 1 bis: color breakdown and suite (17 pl.) copperplate engravings; Volume 2: 17 plates; Volume 2 bis: color separations for one plate and continuation (17 plates), line engravings on copper / Paradise: Volume 1: 16 plates; Volume 1 bis: color separations (no continuation); Volume 2: 17 plates; Volume 2 bis: color breakdown and a continuation (16 plates) in color / Purgatory: Volume 1: 16 plates; Volume 1 bis: color breakdown of one plate and a continuation (15 plates) in color; Volume 2: 17 plates; Volume 2 bis: color continuation (16 plates) and color breakdown of one plate.