(Notton, Tavy)illus. LE BESTIAIRE OU CORTEGE D'ORPHEE by Guillaume Apollinaire. Aux Depens de L'Artiste, Paris, 1962. One of 33 copies printedon Velin D'Arches, with an extra suite of plates and with six plates printed on silk (two double-page, and four single-page), from a total edition of 200 (1 unique copy, 7 copies (1-7) with a double page size copper plate and a double page original drawing, double suites of the illustrations etc. 23 copies (8-30) as above but with single page size plate and drawing, 33 copies (31-63) as descibed here, and 136 copies (64-200) without any of the extra elements). Folio, chemise and slipcase of patterned paper-covered boards, paper folder with title containing 142 numbered pages of text, plus Title Page, Notes and Justification du Tirage, and 31 engraved illustrations of which 7 are double page, 22 are full page and 2 are in-text. In two separate paper folders are the six etchings printed on silk, and in a section integral with the chemise, with flaps, is the extra suite of the etchings. The slipcase with light wear, the rest Fine throughout.Tavy Notton (French 1914-1977) was a printmaker and illustrator. He engraved with chisels on steel, a method which involves different tools than copper engraving, including a hammer to push the chisel blade.
