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two books that are sitting next to each other on a tablea picture of a book with a picture of a man and a womana picture of a book with a picture of a saint on itan old book with writing on it sitting on top of a tablethe front cover of a book with a drawing of a man on a plane
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220 - BŒSCH (Paul, ill.) & PONCET (Louis).
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Estimate €100 - €150
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BŒSCH (Paul, ill.) & PONCET (Louis). Saints (St Nicholas, St Bernard, St Christopher, St Augustine, St Mary Magdalene, St Joseph). Lausanne, Au Verseau (Roth & Sauter), 1933. Fold-out portfolio, 6 loose plates, polychrome print. First edition by Canon Louis Poncet (1898–c. 1959) and the artist Paul Boesch (1889–1969), a heraldic painter and master of coloured woodcut, who gave Au Verseau’s output its characteristic style, combining formal rigour with rich colour. *Saintetés* comprises six large-format poster-poems (45.5 x 38 cm), each combining an original polychrome woodcut by Boesch with a poetic text by Poncet dedicated to a patron saint, along with an indication of the saint’s patronage: Saint Nicholas (patron saint of sailors, firefighters and electricians), Saint Bernard of Menthon (patron saint of mountaineers), Saint Christopher (patron saint of drivers of motorised vehicles), Saint Augustine, Saint Mary Magdalene and Saint Joseph. Each plate constitutes both a standalone graphic work and a devotional poem. EAS from Louis Poncet to Jacques Guignard. A palaeographer, archivist and erudite humanist, Jacques Guignard (1912–1980) devoted his career to the National Library, where he headed the Printed Works Department before taking charge of the Arsenal Library from 1961 to 1980. Combining a profound knowledge of the history of the book with a rare artistic sensibility, he enriched and promoted the heritage collections whilst playing a pioneering role in the development of international bibliophilia. Cover partially worn, other minor flaws. Also included: BACOU (Roseline). *Visages d’enfants*, fifteen drawings from Dürer to Dufy belonging to the collections of the national museums. Paris, D. Jacomet, 1968. Folio, loose sheets in the publisher’s blue folder with flaps. A copy inscribed to Jacques Guignard himself. Numerous stains on the folder. Experts: Loup Axmann and Jean-Luc Boisseau
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Auction time 11/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
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