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six books in a row on a table with a white backgroundtwo books that are sitting next to each other on a tablean open book sitting on top of a white table next to a windowan open book with a picture of a man in a librarya open book with a picture of a man and a dog on itfour books with drawings on them are lined up on a wallseveral cards with pictures of people and animals on them on a white surfacean open book with a picture of a crown on top of itan open book with a picture of a group of people in a fieldfour paintings of people in a field with trees in the backgroundan open book with a picture of a group of people riding horsesan open book with a picture of a group of people in the woodsan open book with a handwritten poem on it sitting on top of a tablean open book with a picture of a group of people riding horsesan open book with a picture of a street scene and a picture of a buildingthe back cover of a book with a poem written in frenchan open book with a pink border and a pink border on it
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261 - ILLUSTRE MODERNE]
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Estimate €250 - €350
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Description
ILLUSTRE MODERNE] Don Quixote, Paris, Les heures claires, 1957–1960 8 volumes (4 of text and 4 of plates), with a cream-coloured cloth-bound cover, slipcase and publisher’s box Limited edition of 2,900 copies; this particular copy is not for sale, having been printed especially for Mr Robert Blairon and accompanied by a substantial gift from his friend Henry Lemarié, a token of his gratitude and esteem. Each text volume is accompanied by a plate volume containing: a series of black-and-white illustrations with notes, a series in colour, and a colour breakdown A delightful set. Rare with the complete series of plates.
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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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