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an old book sitting next to a green book on a white surfacea picture of a book with a picture of a man holding a flaga picture of a book with a picture of a bird on itillustration of an old book with a drawing of a house and a treetwo books that are sitting on a tablea close up of the text on the back of a booka drawing of a door and a chair in a roomdrawing of a man leaning against a wall with a red fire hydranta picture of a drawing of an octopus in the wateran image of a drawing of a bird flying over a body of wateran open book with a black and white image of palmes on ita close up of a book with a signature on ita picture of an open book with a quote on it
Hôtel des Ventes Bordeaux Quinconces

260 - SZEKELY-KOVACS (Olga, ill.), VERCORS (Jean BRULLER, known as…
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Estimate €60 - €90
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Description
SZEKELY-KOVACS (Olga, ill.), VERCORS (Jean BRULLER, known as). *The Silence of the Sea*. No place, *Á la Croisée des chemins*, 1947. In-4, loose-leaf, slipcase. 16 colour lithographs by Olga Székely-Kovács within the text. Limited edition of 500 copies; this is one of 475 printed on vellum. Slipcase very scuffed. Also included: (Various authors). *Palmes*. Paris, n.p. (printed by Haumont), 1945. A collective edition, largely original. It is illustrated with a frontispiece by Goerg. Print run of 1,000 copies. The proceeds from the sale of this book are intended to establish a solidarity fund to support war widows and orphans whilst they await the payment of their pensions. The texts are by Colette, Aragon, Arnoux, Aveline, Billy, Camus, Cassou, Claudel, Dorgelès, Duhamel, Éluard, Guehenno, Malraux, Mauriac, Morgan, Schlumberger, Maurice Schumann, the Tharaud brothers, t’Serstevens, Valéry and Vercors. Only the contributions by Aragon and Camus are not original. 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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