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192 - BAR (Alain) & DOBZYNSKI (Charles).
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Estimate €300 - €500
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Description
BAR (Alain) & DOBZYNSKI (Charles). La Comédie des échecs. n.p., Les Pharmaciens Bibliophiles, 2002. Large quarto in folio format, cover illustrated with an embossed chessboard, filled, in the publisher’s brown cloth slipcase. First edition illustrated with 10 original engravings by Alain Bar. A print run of 180 copies signed by the artist and the author; copy no. 100 belonging to Mrs Dominique Barbier, enriched with: - three sets of the original engravings (one of which is still wrapped), - four original copperplate prints (two plates and two text pages), - three menus featuring a signed original engraving, all bearing the author’s E.A.S. and one bearing the artist’s E.A.S., - six greeting cards and miscellaneous items signed by Alain Bar, - a philatelic card by Clément Serveau, - a greeting card from the printer Mario Boni, - several of the artist’s catalogues.
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About the sale Bibliophilia (sale without a live event)
Auction location
Auction time 09/09/2026 at 1:00 PM
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