1985 Man in the Iron Mask Alexandre Dumas Edy Legrand Illustrations Easton Press Alexandre Dumas; Edy Legrand (Illustrator) Rare Book Room

The Man in the Iron Mask. By Alexandre Dumas. With Illustrations by Edy Legrand and an Introduction by Andre Maurois. The Collector's Library of Famous Editions. Norwalk, Connecticut: The Easton Press, 1985. 430 p, 9.75 x 6.5", 8vo. In good condition. Both boards exhibit dulled/soiled gilt lettering and deco - Illustrator's & introduction author's last names illegible. Boards normally rubbed at edges. All edges of text-block are gilt with light age-staining. Easton Press bookplate found on front paste-down. Text-block exhibits very light age-staining, sporadically. Binding tight and intact. Please see photos. Edouard (Edy) Legrand whose real name is Edward Louis Warschawsky Leon, born in Bordeaux in 1892, died in Bonnieux in 1970. He was a French illustrator and painter. He made the first part of his career in advertising illustration and literature. Later, his work was devoted to painting. He attended the Ecole des Beaux Artes in Paris, the Art Academy in Munich, and then lived and worked for Tolmer Publishing House in Paris for much of his career. After the Second World War, he spent much time in New York where he worked as an illustrator for various publishers. RAREW1989AFCV - 10/25 - HK2807