A MÊME LA PIERRE: Fernand Mourlot Lithographe.

First edition. Limited edition. Signed by the author of the introduction and Fernand Mourlot. Publisher's original printed card covers with titles in black and an original lithograph by Jean Debuffet to the front cover. 136 pages in 34 signatures, loosely laid into card covers. 24 x 31cm. Text in French throughout. Printed on Velin Arches paper on the lithographic presses of the Bordas Workshop, with illustrations in sections 2, 23, and 24 printed on the presses of the Imprimerie Moderne du Lion. Typography by Fequet-Baudier. Illustrated profusely throughout in black, white and colour, many of which are full page, alongside facsimile letters to Fernand Mourlot from various artists. Housed in the original beige cloth clamshell box. Slipcase created by Bernard Duval. A fine copy, the contents are clean and bright throughout. Complete with the near fine clamshell box which has a little fraying to the bottom of the spine fold and a few light marks to the cloth.

Issued in an edition of 150 copies, from which this example is numbered 86 and signed by Fernand Mourlot and the author of the introduction Castor Seibel in pencil on the colophon. As one of the most influential figures in the history of colour lithography, Fernand Mourlot (1895–1988) redefined the lithographic process into a fine art during the 1930s and 40s, working with many leading artists of the period such as Picasso, Chagall, Matisse and Braque. The medium provided an exciting new form of expression where artists could work directly on to the stone to create original editions and posters which could reach a wider audience. 'A Même La Pierre' contains a fascinating collection of original artworks, letters and drawings sent to Fernand Mourlot by some of the most prominent artists of the 20th Century, many of which are published here for the first time.