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Estimate €150 - €200
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[Books] GONDINET (Edmond). *Le Homard*, a one-act comedy. Paris, Michel Lévy, 1874. In-12, Jansenist havana morocco, orange morocco lining, decorated with an 18th-century-style gilt border, grey moiré endpaper, double marbled paper endpapers, untrimmed, gilt edges (Marius-Michel.) First edition. A proof copy, covered with numerous handwritten corrections by the author. On the half-title page, the handwritten note signed ‘Ready for printing after corrections’, with a stamp dated 9 April 74, is supplemented by a further note: ‘on 11 April 1874, a second proof immediately’. Dark spine.
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Auction time 10/08/2026 at 2:00 PM
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