Luc Durtain, Frans Masereel — Decouverte de Longview
Paris, Rene Kieffer, 1927 Original publishers paper cover, 48 pages, woodcut prints by Frans Masereel, edition of 200, this is number 71. In excellent condition. 27 x 20.5 cm. Decouverte de Longview,new story by Luc Durtain (pseud. for Andre Robert Gustave Nepreu, 1881-1959) -- part novel, part travelogue, part social commentary, -- inspired by Durtain's travels across America. Longview, Washington, is a busy port town on the Columbia River.Each page is bordered by a stars and stripes band in red and blue. Printed January 5, 1927, at the presses of master printer Coulouma, at Argenteuil