A collection of illustrated alphabet books by Jean-Pierre Bl - Lot 180

A collection of illustrated alphabet books by Jean-Pierre Blanpain. 1/ - At the Alfabé Circus. - Roussas, the Author, 1997. Format: 21 x 31.7 cm, loose-leaf pages bound with plastic screws, covers made of heavy cardboard, with the front cover featuring the title in full color on a laminated insert—[1 blank leaf], [30 leaves illustrated with full-page 8-color linoleum engravings]. Each drawing is accompanied by a text. For the letter “A”: “Antoine the Harlequin Adores Anita the African Acrobat.” Edition of 250 copies, one of 200 on Centaure blanc paper. Included are 2 linocut greeting cards: one for 1990, “a crazy year” (220/250, signed), and the other for 1999 featuring E.A.S. (numbered 77/199). 2/ - Hey, did you see? - Points de Suspension, 2009. Format 16 x 14 cm, softcover with full-color illustrated flaps - [28 ff., frontispiece, title page, and 26 letters]. Each left-hand page bears the question “Say, did you see?”... A seasoned alphabet on a plate (for the letter “A”). Signed by E.A.S. with a drawing dated 12/3/2009 and a color card by Blanpain titled “Tapage nocturne” with a long E.A.S. 3/ - From Love to Discord. - Roussas, The Author, 1998. Size 10.8 x 10.8 cm, Leporello consisting of 2 illustrated red hardcover covers and 28 illustrated blue pages (1 title page, 26 letters, colophon).Numbered and signed in pencil (25/50) on the inside back cover. 4/ - The Letter. - Valaurie, The Author, 1997. Size 13.2 x 10.3 cm. Leporello consisting of two cardboard covers (the first with the title, the second with the colophon) and 8 pages illustrated in sepia with captions; the last page is stamped and postmarked (11/28/1997). Colophon and signed “11/31” on the inside back cover. 5/ - L'Alfanimo rigolo. Bourg Les Valence, Jalin, 1998. Format: 15 x 15.3 cm. Unmarked publisher’s hardcover; text bound in the Japanese style—[30 pp.: title page, dedication, 26 letters with captions, table of contents, colophon]. An illustrated alphabet book in color featuring the names of fictional animals with humorous captions. Print run of 500 copies (No. 51/500, signed). 6/ - The Story of Mr. A. Thierry Magnier, 2003. Format 15.8 x 16.2 cm, publisher’s hardcover illustrated in color, color dust jacket—[18 leaves, 4 illustrated endpapers, title page, 13 pages for the alphabet book]. The sounds of the letters are used to form the words in the captions for “Tout le monde l’a laissé tom B.” Inventive and very colorful. 7/ - Mam’zell. Roussa, the Author, 1996. Size 10.1 x 10 cm. Leporello, consisting of 23 pp. illustrated and captioned in color on the front—22 pp. of the alphabet book and 1 p. of justification (H and I, J and K, O and P, V and W on the same page)—the entire set is contained in a square wooden box (cheese-box style), with a title label on the lid bearing the notation 32/100—also signed and dated on the label. Like the previous work, the captions are constructed using the sounds of the letters. 8/ - La Miss en boîte. Size 10 x 10 cm. Leporello, consisting of 28 pages printed on the front (title, complete alphabet book, finished). The entire set is contained in a square wooden box (cheese-box style), with a title label on the lid. Text by Blanpain, illustrated by Valérie Dumas. Justified and signed by both authors on the title page (189/200). 9/ - A Little Anatomical Alphabet Book for Grown-ups Who Think They Know It All & for Curious Little Ones. Text by Blanpain, illustrated by Valérie Dumas. Véro, La Renarde Rouge, 2004. The Little Collection. Size 16 x 16 cm, paperback, illustrated cover with flaps—60 pp., including 26 pp. of short text accompanied by 26 pp. of illustrations. 10/ - The Story of A. The Author, 02/1994. Size 12 x 12 cm. Leporello in Rhodoid with color illustrations. Alphabet book printed in a run of 83 copies (No. 15), signed by the author. Included is a book written by Joëlle Brière and illustrated by J-P Blanpain, which is not an alphabet book. 10/ - Twenty on Wine. Véron, La Renarde Rouge, 2016. Format 20 x 20 cm, paperback with illustrated cover and flaps—48 pp. 20 texts on the theme of wine illustrated with 20 linocuts in black and red. Printed in an edition of 500 copies (this one is unnumbered). Included are 8 items signed by Blanpain, along with accompanying items (invitation cards, greeting cards designed by Blanpain, and accompanying items...).