FR EN
1 / 4
a lot of books that are sitting on a tableseveral books are sitting on a table with a pen and paperfour books are stacked on top of each other on a tableseveral books are stacked on top of each other on a white surface
Ader

231 - [ILLUSTRATED BOOKS OF THE 20TH CENTURY].
See original version (French)

Estimate €80 - €120
Sale commission
Description
[ILLUSTRATED BOOKS OF THE 20TH CENTURY]. Set of 10 works (11 volumes): - CHADOURNE (Louis). *Le Maître du navire* / Illustrated with sixty-five original woodcuts by Pierre Falké. Paris: G. Crès & Cie, 1925. 1/300 copies on Rives paper (no. 62). — DIDEROT (Denis). *Les Bijoux indiscrets*. Illustrations by Van Hamme. Grenoble: Roissard, 1964. 2 volumes. Print run of 1,000 copies on pure Lafuma rag paper (no. 306). — GRIAULE (Marcel). Abyssinian Silhouettes and Graffiti. Introduction by Marcel Mauss. Paris: Larose, 1933. Signed autograph copy by the author. — HUGO (Victor). *Bug-Jargal*. Adapted by Marguerite Reynier. Illustrations by Pierre Noury. Paris: Flammarion, 1950. Illustrated hardback published by the publisher. — LA FONTAINE. Tales and Short Stories **. Illustrations by Pierre Lelong. Grenoble: Roissard, 1965. Print run of 1,000 copies on pure Lafuma rag paper (no. 306). — LATZARUS (Marie-Thérèse). Among the Cannibals. Illustrations by Paul Dufau. Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1933. From the ‘Bibliothèque rose illustrée’ series. Publisher’s hardback. — PARNY. Erotic Poems. Madagascan Songs. Illustrations by L. A. Cabane. Grenoble: Boissard, 1961. Printed in a run of 1,000 copies on pure Lafuma rag paper (no. 306). — THARAUD (Jérôme and Jean). The Journey of Samba Diouf. 40 original woodcuts by Pierre Falké. Paris: Arthème Fayard & Cie, 1931. Cover damaged. — VERNE (Jules). Five Weeks in a Balloon. A voyage of discovery in Africa by three Englishmen, based on the notes of Dr Fergusson. New edition. Paris: Librairie Hachette, 1923. In-12, publisher’s hardback. — VOLTAIRE. Candide, or The Optimist… Illustrations by Constant Le Breton. Paris: Éditions de la Pléiade, J. Schiffrin, 1930. 1/1100 on Marais vellum (no. 732). Havana-coloured half-shagreen with corner pieces.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale Claude Mozis Library – Black Africa and the African diaspora
Auction location
Auction time 10/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like