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254 - MOREAU (Émile). The Secret of Saint Louis.
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Estimate €100 - €120
Description
MOREAU (Émile). The Secret of Saint Louis. Paris, Conquet-Carteret, 1900. Quarto, blue half-maroquin, gilt fillets, plain spine decorated with black mosaic panels featuring crowned fleurs-de-lis and gilt interlacing, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (Ch. De Samblanx & J. Weckesser). The volume is illustrated with twelve compositions by Adrien Moreau, etched by Xavier Le Sueur. One of 50 copies on Japanese paper, featuring two states of the 12 plates.
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About the sale Xavier de Planhol Library – The Origins of the Novel
Auction location
Auction time 09/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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