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MAUPASSANT Guy de : Dix contes du Pays de Caux, original lit…
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15
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MAUPASSANT Guy de : Dix contes du Pays de Caux, original lit…
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
MAUPASSANT Guy de : Dix contes du Pays de Caux, original lithographs by Ch. Léandre, Rouen Société Normande. 1929, ex n° 1 pour le Docteur René Hélot, monograme de Ch Léandre, et un dessin original au crayon signé avec rehauts, 4 vol in-4 en feuilles sous emboitages (non collationnés), joint Souvenir de l'Assemblée Générale dela société normande du 1er décembre 1929 (ex n°1 et unique pour le Dr Hélot, le, pdt de la société normande des amis du livre, tirage total à 75 exemplaires). enclosed, a suite (refused) of illustrations (x10), a suite on Rives (approved by the artist x10), a suite of "bon à tirer" signed by Léandre (x2), a watercoloured cover by Foucart Mauger for a cover project. Part of an envelope addressed to Léandre, a suite on Chine (x10), a suite on vellum (x10), 9 handwritten letters from Léon Pichon on the letterhead of his bookshop and dated 1929 (addressed to the president and recalling the genesis of the work in connection with regular meetings with Charles Léandre). Attached is another copy on white vellum no., with 2 consecutive prints each. Enclosed is a slipcase containing test prints of the invitation card, poster, newspaper cuttings and 26 handwritten letters from Charles Léandre to Dr Hélot in Rouen, all 4 volumes in a general slipcase. A unique and moving set of documents relating to the design and production of this edition!
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