French author Romain Rolland's novella about two adolescent lovers in Paris, Pierre and Luce, during World War I. A beautiful production bound in full morocco, the book features 16 striking woodcuts by the Belgian graphic artist Frans Masereel. One of 1,250 numbered copies printed on Vélin pur fil du Marais, Pierre et Luce was the eleventh volume published by Éditions du Sablier. Masereel and French poet René Arcos established the Geneva publishing house in 1919. Rolland, a lifelong pacifist, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1915. PHYSICAL DETAILS: 16mo (6 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches; 162 x 120 mm), 176, [4] pages, in full morocco binding with gilt borders, six raised bands to spine, spine titles and top edge gilt. CONDITION: A bit of minor flaking to the spine, some small tears to the fore edges of a couple of pages, couple minor stains. A Near Fine copy of a beautifully produced book, enriched by Masereel's woodcuts.
