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four books are lined up in a row on a white surfacehandwriting written on a piece of white paper with a black markera book with a picture of a butterfly on itan open book with a picture of a man and a woman in a gardenseveral books are lined up in a row on a white surfacea picture of a picture of a winter scene with a poemtwo open books on the table with pictures of people sitting at a tablea pile of cards with pictures on them sitting on a tablean open book with a picture of a cat on ita picture of a painting of a bridge over a rivera picture of a picture of a bridge with a poem on it
METAYER-MERMOZ Maison de Ventes aux Enchères NEVERS

266 - [ILLUSTRE MODERNE]
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Estimate €300 - €400
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Description
[ILLUSTRE MODERNE] LA FONTAINE/LEMARIE] Fables, Paris, Les Heures Claires, Set of 6 volumes (3 volumes of text and 3 volumes of plates), quarto, loose-leaf, with illustrated covers, folders and slipcases. A copy printed especially for Robert Blairon, featuring a colour sequence, a black-and-white sequence with annotations and a colour breakdown, enriched by a substantial dedication from the illustrator Henry Lemarié “to the publisher and great sportsman Robert Blairon”, a testament to “a long-standing friendship” between the two men.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS
Auction location
Auction time 09/12/2026 at 2:15 PM
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