Gauguin, Paul; Rene Huyghe

L'ANCIEN CULTE MAHORIE plus LA CLEF DE NOA NOA.

Paris: Hermann, Editeurs Des Sciences et Des Arts a' Paris, 1951.

Facsimile edtion. Hardcover. Very good plus / Good. Item #56077

First edition thus. Sm. quarto. 9 x 7 1/4". 54 page facsimile of Gauguin's 1892 manuscript on Tahiti, plus 31pp. of Rene Huyghe analysis (where he argues that L'Ancien Culte is a forerunner of Noa Noa) plus appendices with original colophon laid-in. 37 color illustrations from Gauguin's watercolors. Text in French. Pictorial boards, lithographed by Mourlot. Mild toning and slight turn to spine Clear printed mylar dust jacket has a tear at top of spine.

Price: $100.00