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130 - LELY (Gilbert). *La Sylphide ou l'Étoile carnivore*.
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Estimate €400 - €500
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LELY (Gilbert). *La Sylphide ou l'Étoile carnivore*. Paris, Le François, 1938. In-12, paperback, with dust jacket and slipcase (A. Devauchelle). First edition. Autograph dedication signed by the author: ‘To my friend Jacques Hérold. The physical difference between man and woman—that fabulous luxury—dazzles me. Gilbert Lely.’ This dedication brings together the poet Gilbert Lely and the painter Jacques Hérold, whose collaboration culminated notably in *Le Château lyre* in 1947. Included: *Allusions ou poèmes*. Bristol, Douglas Cleverdon, 1927. 8vo, paperback. First edition. One of 400 copies printed on Rives vellum, featuring a long autograph dedication signed by the author to the Princess of Lamballe.
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About the sale Eros & Thanatos – Selected extracts from the L-D S library
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Auction time 10/07/2026 at 2:00 PM
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