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a brown and black book with a black ribbon on top of itan open book with a drawing of a house on it
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195 - Benjamin PÉRET. At 125 Boulevard Saint-Germain.
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
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Description
Benjamin PÉRET. At 125 Boulevard Saint-Germain. A tale featuring a drypoint by Max Ernst and three drawings by the author. Paris, 1923. In-12, black half-maroquin with bands, plain, unmarked spine; covers decorated with strips of varnished decorative paper, with a central strip of black morocco bearing the title, the author’s name and the illustrator’s name; morocco linings of the same shade; cover intact, entirely untrimmed, half-suede slipcase with lime-green corners (Florent Rousseau, 2008). First edition. Limited edition of 181 copies, this one printed on unlined laid paper. Original drypoint by Max Ernst as a frontispiece, printed on mounted Chinese paper. This is the artist’s first original engraving created for a book. The illustrations also include three full-page drawings by the author. Paper uniformly browned.
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About the sale Henri Michaux, the Sven Pitsey collection
Auction location
Auction time 10/29/2026 at 2:00 PM
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