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CONAN BELLEVILLE Hôtel d’Ainay

174 - RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE (Nicolas-Edme).
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Estimate €150 - €200
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RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE (Nicolas-Edme). *Mes Inscripcions*. Diary (1780–1787). Published from the autograph manuscript held at the Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, with a preface, notes and index by Paul Cottin. Paris, Plon, 1889, in-12, red percaline, decorated spine (publisher’s binding). Collection (Bibliothèque Elzévirienne). Posthumous first edition. A copy belonging to Paul Lacombe, bearing his bookplate. Enclosed is an autograph letter from P. Cottin on the Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal letterhead addressed to Paul Lacombe (?), 2 pp., concerning Restif’s books and other publications. Also included is another short note from Paul Cottin addressed to the same person, requesting research into a now-lost private mansion.
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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
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Auction time 10/13/2026 at 2:30 PM
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