Masereel had produced “cycles” ie a set of prints all on the same theme but 25 Images de la Passion d’un Homme was the first time the images followed a story arc ie a wordless novel.
There are two 1918 editions. If you have images of either edition please get in touch to compare – wn@wordlessnovels.com
- Title: 25 Images de la Passion d’un Homme
- Author and Illustrator: Frans Masereel
- Introduction: no
- Date of publication: 1918
- Publisher: self published
- Place of publication: Geneve
- Printer: ?
- Copyright: Artist?
- Folder Dimensions: 29.5cm H x 24cm W; (11 5/8 x 9 1/2 inches)
- Folder: two cards joined with a linen tape spine. Thin black paper pasted on front/back covers that overlaps the tape spine; sheet of thin white paper pasted across inner surfaces of cover.
- Binding: loose pages in a portfolio folder
- Language: French titles, etc
- Paginated: unpaginated
- Printed: on loose sheets
- Printed from the original blocks
- References: Ritter B a 5.I
- Description: tissue guards between each loose sheet; unsure if these were added at a later date
- 1st Edition: limited to 53 numbered and signed copies
- 1 ex. on Japon, #1, hand drawn by the author containing the 25 original drawings, each proof being signed,
- 2 ex. on Japon, #2 and 3, hand drawn by the author, each proof signed;
- 50 ex. on Vergé, #4 to 53, signed with the justification on the cover label.
pasted to the inside of the front cover as shown
in the next image.
String ties on this copy may be a later addition.
Signed with blue pencil.
String ties may be a replacement.
1918 2nd edition
Second edition. Edited by Frans Masereel, Geneva. 27 x 23.5 cm 64 pp album. Cover and title page reproducing the title page of the original edition.
- 1 ex. on Japon, n ° 1, signed;
- 1 ex. on Hollande, n ° 2, signed;
- 1 ex. h.c. on Holland, n ° 3;
- 150 ex. on Matte vellum n0s 4 to 153.
Any images of this 2nd edition are greatly appreciated. wn@wordlessnovels.com