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JEZEQUEL - Bretagne Enchères

191 - Langlais (Xavier de) *Istor Breizh*, History of Brittany.
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Estimate €60 - €90
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Description
Langlais (Xavier de) *Istor Breizh*, History of Brittany. Rennes, Imprimerie Centrale de Bretagne, 1948. Booklet with an illustrated cover, containing 11 black-and-white engravings by Xavier de Langlais. Copy no. XXIII on Japon paper, without the author’s original drawing as advertised, but with a hand-printed woodcut, rejected by the artist and signed by him in red. Proof signed in pencil by Langlais. Dedicated by the artist: ‘To Mr Richelot, of inexhaustible erudition, this booklet on ancient Brittany as a most respectful tribute from the author’. A rare booklet printed in an edition of 251 copies, featuring the cover illustration from Abbé Poisson’s great classic. No foxing.
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Auction time 10/26/2026 at 2:00 PM
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