Bound in original publisher's illustrated wrappers. Preserved in a new yellow clam-shell cloth box.

Bookseller's description:

One of the key illustrated books of the twentieth century, Legér's La Fin du Monde offers a dazzling symphony of shapes and colours, expressing the essence of modernity. The text was designed as a film script by Blaise Cendrars. The mise-en-page [page layout] and the colourful Legér illustrations, combining cubism and futurism, create a truly captivating work.

In "Artists' Books in the Modern Era", Johnson justifiably refers to this book as a masterpiece with its imaginative layout and strong primary colours which were achieved by directly applying watercolour through the pochoir method. This technique succeeded in achieving a remarkable sense of immediacy. "It was the most beautiful and accesible French artist's book of its ers. . . a bibliophilic masterpiece" (Johnson p. 78). Limited edition of 1200 copies, et few have survived in fine condition.

A Century of Artists Books - p120.

Cubist Prints / Cubist Books - p64.

Artists' Books in the Modern Era, 1870-2000, No. 26. Johnson.