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painting of a woman in a yellow dress is hanging on a wallPhoto 2/18 du lotan old book with a picture of a bird on itPhoto 4/18 du lotan old picture of a woman with a necklace on her necka handwritten poem written on a piece of paperdrawing of a woman sitting on a bench with a bird in her handa drawing of a man and a woman sitting on the grounddrawing of a woman sitting on the ground next to a dogdrawing of a woman in a white dress standing in front of a windowan old book with a black and white title on itan envelope with a handwritten message on it sitting on a tablea painting of a man and a woman standing in a rooma painting of a woman in a yellow dress sitting on a beda picture of a painting of a woman standing in the watera picture of a picture of a woman on a platea picture of a picture of a mouse on the wallan image of a painting of a woman in a yellow dress
KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

178 - LAURENS (Paul-Albert) & COLLIN (Raphaël). Suites for Aphrodi…
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Estimate €300 - €400
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LAURENS (Paul-Albert) & COLLIN (Raphaël). Suites for Aphrodite by Pierre Louÿs. An exceptional set of illustrations for Aphrodite, bringing together Laurens’ original suite and a colour print by Raphaël Collin, believed to be unique. Paris, Pierre Duffau, 1897. Volume in-4 (320 x 230 mm). Loose sheets in a hardback cover, decorated with the title in plum and a gold-stamped vignette. 1 unnumbered leaf, 6 plates with borders. The first plate is slightly yellowed at the margins. First edition. Limited edition of 150 numbered copies; this is one of the 100 on Holland paper (no. 57). The plates are numbered in pencil and signed on the plate. INCLUDED: A complete set on old Japanese paper of the 43 original colour compositions by Raphaël Collin for the 1909 edition (Ferroud). A signed handwritten note by the expert Jean Barrier, stating that this is a: “Very rare, perhaps unique, set from the first attempt at colour printing.” Slight foxing.
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About the sale Fine antique and collectible books, manuscripts and modern illustrated works
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Auction time 06/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
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