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181 - Leather-bound volume by Hauser FOCILLON (Henri) – [JOUAS (Ch…
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Estimate €400 - €600
Description
Leather-bound volume by Hauser FOCILLON (Henri) – [JOUAS (Charles)] Méandres. The Seine from Paris to Rouen. Illustrated with 41 etchings by Charles JOUAS. Paris, Société des Amis des Livres, 1938. Quarto, with illustrations in the text by Charles JOUAS (the artist’s final illustrated work). A print run of 135 numbered copies (this one for the Duke of Massa). Superb emerald-green morocco signed HAUSER, decorated ribbed spine, mosaic decoration between panels, arabesque decoration with gilt fillets and mosaic brick-red bands, double gilt fillet on the edges, brick-red morocco endpaper with a gilt fillet as a border, original publisher’s cover retained, gilt edges, half-green morocco slipcase with overlapping flaps, lined slipcase.
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Auction time 07/03/2026 at 10:00 AM
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