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10 - BERANGER (P.J. de) – Songs: old, new and unpublished.
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Estimate €80 - €100
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BERANGER (P.J. de) – Songs: old, new and unpublished. With vignettes by Devéria and coloured engravings by Henri Monnier, followed by the legal proceedings brought against the author. Paris, Baudouin, 1828; 2 volumes in one in-8 volume, green long-grain cloth, covers and spine decorated with frames of arabesques, palmettes, rosettes and gilt shells, with a central diamond-shaped panel on the covers featuring the same motifs, lined and with pink paper endpapers with dentils. gilt, gilt edges (Signed Ginain). FIRST COLLECTIVE EDITION and FIRST PRINTING, 33 lithographed and BRUSH-COLOURED plates by Henri MONNIER; woodcut vignettes in the text by DEVÉRIA. The complete set of illustrations by Henri Monnier comprises 40 plates, but 7 are very often missing; this is the case with this copy. A truly remarkable, richly decorated romantic binding by Ginain. The spine bears the date M.DCCCVIII, a mistake by the bookbinder. Some foxing. Formerly in the collection of Jean LARTEGUY, following the estate of Mrs L.
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About the sale The Jean Lartéguy Collection – Following the estate of Mrs L. – PART I: Books
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Auction time 11/03/2026 at 11:00 AM
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