Couverture du roman
Gouache and graphite on paper
22 x 26 cm ( 8,66 x 10,24 in )
Editor Alsatia
Signed bottom left
id. 6957
Serge Dalens, the pen name of Yves de Verdilhac, who was a mag-istrate by profession, was the author of the six-volume Prince Eric saga, published by Editions Alsacia between 1937 and 1992. In 1954, he helped to launch the legendary Signe de Piste collection with the same publisher.Pierre Joubert, a friend of Dalens since the thirties, illustrated several books in this series, which sold millions of copies. This full-colour drawing appeared on the dust jacket of the 1956 edition of "Le Prince Eric", the second volume in the series.It was also in the portfolio which accompanied the deluxe edition of "Signé de Piste" 1937-1955. Volume 1.Three years earlier, Pierre Joubert had begun illustrating Bob Morane’s celebrated covers for Éditions Marabout.