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a red book that is sitting on a tabledu sang de la volupte et de la mort by maurice barresan old black and white drawing of a woman in a dressa close up of an open book with a black and white picturean old book with a black and white title on it
Maître Jean-Paul RENOUD-GRAPPIN

123 - BARRES (Maurice). [DECARIS (Albert)].
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Estimate €150 - €200
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Description
BARRES (Maurice). [DECARIS (Albert)]. Of Blood, Pleasure and Death. Paris, Editions du Bois sacré, 1930. In-4°, 318 pp., Jansenist red morocco, spine with 5 faux-nerves, gilt title, gilt fillet on the edges, five-fold gilt fillet on the endpapers, gilt head, front cover preserved, slipcase edged with red morocco (Magnier). 92 compositions engraved with a burin by Albert Decaris, comprising 37 plates, 26 initials, 28 end-piece illustrations and one vignette. Limited edition of 316 copies; this is no. 262 of the 216 printed on Holland paper. Includes, bound at the end, the original 4-page prospectus written by MONTHERLANT. Spine very slightly faded. A fine copy in a signed binding.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS
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Auction time 09/11/2026 at 2:00 PM
Ref. : 226197 - 43.43
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