Illustrations by René-Marie Castaing - Lot 405

Illustrations by René-Marie Castaing LABORDE (Jean-Baptiste) abbé - PALAY (Maximin dit Simin) - CAMELAT (Michel, dit Miquèu de) Nadau, Nadau ! Recueil de noëls Béarnais et Gascons anciens et modernes. Pau, édition de la "Bouts de la Terre", 1914. In-4 oblong: approx. 80 unpaginated leaves, text and notated music; 3 out-of-text plates engraved by René-Marie CASTAING. ½ modern red basane, gilt title on smooth spine, illustrated publisher's title page preserved. Appended: Set of small music scores including Lou Beroy Cèu de Pau (Élégie, Béarnais text and translation into French verse - Music by Paul Chabeaux); 12 noëls populaires des Pyrénées (Puigy Alsubide); Goarde-t, Goarde-t, Boé, Goarde-t la Guilhade! (Lacontre); Beth Ceü de Paü (Darrichon); Stances à M. de Lamartine (sung at the serenade given to him at Bagnères-de-Bigorre - Soubiès); and other publications. Text, translation and music. Explanation and source of each song at the end of the volume. An excellent and unusual collection. Includes Abbé d'ANDICHON, COSTEMALLE, LABAIG-LANGLADE, CAMELAT, DAUGÉ, BACQUÉ, GARET, ARGAGNON, MIGNOU, ABBADIE, DARRICADES, PALAY, RIVARÈS, BATAILLE, FOURTINE, BONNECAZE and others. One of the very few regionalist works illustrated by the great artist René-Marie CASTAING, Prix de Rome winner and worthy successor to his father Joseph, who decorated numerous churches in the Béarn region.