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239 - HERTENBERGER (Claude, ill.), LE MAROIS (Jean Leonor).
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Estimate €80 - €120
Description
HERTENBERGER (Claude, ill.), LE MAROIS (Jean Leonor). *Les Chevaux du soleil*. [Paris, Imprimerie Nationale,] 1948. Quarto, loose sheets in a folder and slipcase, illustrated with a headband and a tailpiece by Claude Hertenberger. A rare work, printed in a run of 100 copies on Arches vellum. It contains a typewritten letter with the autograph signature of Maurice Darantière, who was the project manager for the work, addressed to Jacques Guignard in the reserves department at the National Library. A rare volume printed in an edition of 100 copies on Arches vellum. It contains a typewritten letter bearing the handwritten signature of Maurice Darantière, who was the project manager for the work, addressed to Jacques Guignard in the reserves department at the National Library. Also included: PEGUY (Charles). La Tapisserie de Notre Dame. Paris, Presses de la Ville de Paris, 1963. Oblong quarto, in folio, illustrated embossed cover, ivory and blue slipcase, title in white capital letters repeated on three sides of the slipcase. The book was produced using the calligraphy of Jean Muttville, in typefaces specially designed for this edition and illuminated in gold. A print run of 125 numbered copies on handmade paper from the Moulin Richard-de-Bas mill, all not for sale and presented by the Paris City Council. 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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