1 / 3
Photo 1/3 du lotPhoto 2/3 du lotPhoto 3/3 du lot
ALDE

31 - HENNIQUE (Léon). Élisabeth Couronneau. Paris, E. Dentu, 1879…
See original version (French)

Estimate €800 - €1,000
Sale commission
Description
HENNIQUE (Léon). Élisabeth Couronneau. Paris, E. Dentu, 1879. In-12, brown percaline Bradel binding, plain spine decorated with a cold-stamped fleur-de-lis, blue title label, untrimmed (contemporary binding). First edition. A fine copy belonging to Guy de Maupassant, with this autograph dedication signed on the half-title page: ‘To Guy de Maupassant, his friend, Léon Hennique’. Maupassant and Hennique had met in April 1877 in Médan, at Zola’s house. Both members of the Médan group, they each contributed a short story to *Les Soirées de Médan*, the famous naturalist anthology published in 1880. In 1882, Maupassant dedicated his short story *La Rampailleuse* to Léon Hennique. From the libraries of Jean-Marie Moulin (2003, no. 138) and Jean-Claude Delauney (2018, no. 235), with bookplates. Scattered light foxing.
See original version (French)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale First editions from the 19th to the 21st century
Auction location
Auction time 09/16/2026 at 2:00 PM
Pictures credits:
ALDE
See original version (French)
You may also like