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260 - RÉGNIER (Henri de) and DRÉSA [André Saglio]. *Le Bon Plaisir…
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Estimate €600 - €800
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RÉGNIER (Henri de) and DRÉSA [André Saglio]. *Le Bon Plaisir*. Illustrations by Drésa. A very fine copy in a mosaic-bound edition by René Kieffer, containing two additional states of Drésa’s etchings and enhanced by a signed autograph dedication from Régnier to the bibliophile Jacques André. Paris, Éditions René Kieffer, 1919. In-4 (220x300 mm), pine-green morocco, wide cold-stamped floral garland, gilded and inlaid with ochre morocco as a frame on the covers, ribbed spine decorated in the same style, wide interior border of the same morocco set within a double gilt frame with flowers at the corners and the signature "René Kieffer", orange silk endpapers and linings, gilt head on endpapers, covers (the front cover illustrated in colour) and spine preserved, box edged (René Kieffer). 223 pages, 64 illustrations by Drésa, including 21 colour etchings as inserts, including 1 frontispiece, and 43 monochrome vignettes as headpieces and tailpieces. Spine worn. A fine edition of this licentious novel by Henri de Régnier, illustrated with 64 compositions by Drésa, the pseudonym of André Saglio (1869–1929), including 21 original colour etchings (separate from the text), enhanced with watercolour and presented in brown frames, and 43 monochrome vignettes as headpieces and tailpieces. Limited edition of 250 copies on Rives vellum; this is one of 30 copies containing two additional states of the etchings, including the black state and the state with remarks (No. 21). A copy enriched with a fine autograph dedication signed by Henri de Régnier to Monsieur Jacques André on the half-title page, accompanied by an extract from the book copied in the author’s own hand. From the Jacques André library, with its fine bookplate featuring the motto "sans s'émouvoir" on a blank endpaper. A delightful copy, beautifully prepared by René Kieffer.
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Auction time 06/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
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