Paysages Africains: Tchad ..., Rene-Jean Clot & Leclerc, 1945, 446/1700, VG

Clot, René-Jean, and Général Leclerc. Paysages Africains: Tchad, Tibesti, Fezzan, Borkou; Précedé de La Colonne du Tchad (Paris: Pierre Tisne, 1945). French, No. 446 of 1700 copies, Very Good, SC, 4to, 11" x 9," [3] 1-16 + [149] pp., including 68 plates, one map, and Tables des Planches. ISBN: N/A Text in French. Beige paper wrappers. Black lettering and illustration printed on front. No lettering to spine. Covers have faint dampstaining along edges, light to moderate age toning, slight wear to extremities, and former owner's signature in dark gray ink on inside of front cover, else clean and intact. Pages have light age toning and slight offsetting, else pristine and intact. Replete with plates in black-and-white and color, some of which are tipped in. A beautiful and unique book containing many plates that depict paintings and drawings by René-Jean Clot (1913-1997), a French artist and author. The subjects of Clot's artworks are portraits, animals, and desolate yet picturesque land