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CONAN BELLEVILLE Hôtel d’Ainay
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RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE (Nicolas-Edme).
See original version (French)
105
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RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE (Nicolas-Edme).
See original version (French)
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE (Nicolas-Edme). Monsieur Nicolas, or The Human Heart Unveiled. Printed in-house, 1794–1797, 8 volumes in-12, brown half-basane, plain spine with decoration (contemporary binding or slightly later).
A very rare first edition, printed in a run of 450 copies.
“One of the strangest and most peculiar works to be found in the entire literature of the world” (Rives Child, 332).
The illustrations mentioned in the title do not exist.
Copies in their original bindings are impossible to find.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
A SCHOLAR-COLLECTOR’S LIBRARY Part 1: Old Books, 19th and 20th Centuries – Regionalism – Printed by La CORRERIE
Auction location
Auction time
10/13/2026 at 2:30 PM
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