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two books that are sitting side by side on a tablean open book with a picture of a bird on ita piece of paper that has writing on ita black and white drawing of a man with a hata book with a picture of a man riding a horse on ita picture of a book with a drawing of a streeta drawing of a man riding a horse in a booka black and white drawing of a building on a streeta black and white drawing of a man on a motorcyclea picture of a drawing on a piece of paper on a tablea book with a picture of a town on ita drawing of a fountain in the middle of an open bookdrawing of the eiffel tower in paris, francea drawing of a bridge over a river with a building in the backgrounddrawing of a street scene with people walking on the sidewalk and a buildingan open book with a picture of a man and a woman sitting on a benchan open book with a picture of a heart on it
Hôtel des Ventes Bordeaux Quinconces

231 - DARAGNES (Jean-Gabriel, ill.), CARCO (Francis).
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Estimate €80 - €100
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DARAGNES (Jean-Gabriel, ill.), CARCO (Francis). *Les Jours et les nuits*. Paris, Editions Textes Prétextes, 1946. Loose sheets in a printed soft cover and slipcase. With original colour lithographs by Daragnès. Printed in a run of 250 copies. This copy is on Arches paper, unbound, a contributor’s copy. Sent by the illustrator on the first blank leaf to Jacques Guignard. Also included from the same publisher: FRELAUT (Jean, ill.), ARNOUX (Alexandre). *Le promeneur accompagné*. Paris, Editions Textes Prétextes, 1948. In loose sheets in a printed soft cover and slipcase. With original colour lithographs by Frélaut. Print run of 251 copies. This one is on Arches paper, specially printed for Jean Guignard. An archivist, palaeographer 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. Experts: Loup Axmann and Jean-Luc Boisseau
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About the sale Once upon a time – Antique Dolls and Toys, Vintage Fashion, Antique Books
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Auction time 11/04/2026 at 2:00 PM
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