Frans Masereel — La Ville

Paris, Pierre Vorms; Galerie Billiet, 1928. Paperback. A limited edition copy of this beautiful wordless novel by Frans Masereel, complete with one hundred woodcuts. A limited edition of this scarce work, limited to six hundred copies on Alfa paper, of which this is numbered one hundred and ninety two.'La Ville' is a wordless novel by Frans Masereel, a look at life in a big city, told through one hundred uncaptioned woodcuts. The woodcuts show a poor family's home, a woman's body being pulled out of a canal, entertainers, courtrooms, factories, a state funeral, and more. Illustrated with one hundred plates. Collated, complete.Masereel was a Flemish painter known for his woodcuts on political and social issues of the day. In the original publisher's paper wraps. Externally, generally smart. Loss to the head and tail of the spine. Wraps are a little age-toned with a few light marks. Small tears to the head and tail of the joints. Prior owner's ink inscription to the recto of the front endpaper. Internally, firmly bound.Pages are bright and generally clean with scattered spots, heavier to the first and last few pages. Good . Ill.: Frans Masereel. Good .