BRETÉCHER (Claire). *Le Cordon infernal* and Other Moral Tal - Lot 20

BRETÉCHER (Claire). *Le Cordon infernal* and Other Moral Tales. Paris: Published by the author, 1982. In-4, color-illustrated hardcover. A 1982 reprint of this album, originally published in 1978, entirely illustrated with black-and-white comic strips. A collection of humorous stories in which Bretécher subverts the conventions of the fairy tale and representations of femininity. Family relationships, coming of age, and gender dynamics are explored with his characteristic irony, sometimes through nearly wordless sequences. Printed in Spain by Printer Industria Gráfica. This copy bears the printing date 1982, while retaining the legal deposit notation from the second quarter of 1978. The hardcover is slightly soiled and scuffed, with the corners and caps showing some wear; the interior is slightly yellowed but clean.

Estimate:$5.6

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