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145 - GONCOURT (Edmond and Jules de). JEANNIOT (Georges). Germinie…
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Estimate €500 - €600
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GONCOURT (Edmond and Jules de). JEANNIOT (Georges). Germinie Lacerteux. Ten compositions by Jeanniot. A copy from the first edition on Japanese paper, preserved in a perfect cloth binding. Paris, Maison Quantin, 1886. Volume in-8 (23.5 x 16 cm). Green morocco, three sets of five gilt fillets on the covers, forming interlaced patterns at the corners and cardinal points, spine with raised bands decorated in the same style, double fillet on the edges, gilt edges on endpapers, linings and endpapers in moiré silk, box with trim. Binding signed Canape. xix-294 pages. First illustrated edition of this great novel by the Goncourt brothers, which Zola considered their masterpiece. It is adorned with 10 beautiful full-page etchings by Jeanniot, engraved by Muller. A copy from the large-format edition limited to just 100 copies (no. 13) on Japanese paper, with two sets of plates. "Germinie Lacerteux recounts the downfall and double life of a servant girl, Germinie Lacerteux. Its preface marks the starting point of Naturalism. A stage adaptation was written by Edmond de Goncourt and performed in 1888." Provenance: A. Vautier. A perfectly preserved copy.
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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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