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an open book with a handwriting on it sitting on top of a tablea red book with gold trim and a red coverthe cover of a book with the words le combat contre les ombres written on itan open book with a drawing of a man and a dog on itan open book with a picture of a man on itan open book with a black and white drawing of a woman sitting on a benchan open book with a drawing of a man talking to a womana book with a picture of a woman on it
METAYER-MERMOZ Maison de Ventes aux Enchères NEVERS

160 - [ILLUSTRE MODERNE]
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Estimate €40 - €60
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Description
[ILLUSTRE MODERNE] DUHAMEL (Georges), SAINT ANDRE (Barthommé)] Le combat contre les ombres, Paris, Albert Guillot, 1952 In-8 in red half-basane with corner caps, gilt fillets, ribbed spine, richly gilt decoration in the panels, 234 pages One of 1,500 numbered copies on pure Marais rag paper with watermark (no. 366). A copy enriched with a dedication and signed by the author: “It is wrong to speak obscurely of clear things”. Slight scuffing to the binding; interior fresh.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 09/12/2026 at 2:15 PM
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