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an old book sitting on top of a white tablea yellow book sitting on top of a white tablea book with writing on it sitting on a tablean open book with a picture of a flower inside of itan image of a drawing of a starburst on a walla picture of a poem written in french on a booka close up of a page of a book with writing on ita picture of a woman sitting in front of an easela black and white drawing of a chair with a clock on it
Hôtel des Ventes Bordeaux Quinconces

240 - HOUPLAIN (Jacques, ill.), LEUCK (René-Georges).
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Estimate €50 - €80
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Description
HOUPLAIN (Jacques, ill.), LEUCK (René-Georges). In Praise of Poetry. Paris, n.p. (Printed by Viglino), 1959. In-4, in loose sheets, illustrated with an etching, printed cover, in a slipcase and the publisher’s case. First edition illustrated with an etching by Jacques Houplain, printed in a run of 41 numbered copies, plus 12 inscribed copies reserved for contributors. One of the 12 inscribed copies signed by the poet and the artist. Sent by the author to the archivist, palaeographer and erudite humanist Jacques Guignard. Some foxing. Also included: DERÈME, Tristan. *Songes du papier*. Paris, Papeteries du Marais, 1944. In-4, replaced cover, with the publisher’s slipcase and case. Edition featuring an original colour woodcut as a frontispiece and a tailpiece by Galanis, an etching by Daragnès and a lithograph by Luc-Albert Moreau. A promotional publication intended to highlight the print quality of ‘pur fil’ paper from the Marais. Printed in a run of 400 numbered copies. 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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