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a small box that has a book on itthe cover of the book les amours dun poetea picture of a book with a quote on ita menu for a restaurant that is on the tablean ink drawing of a letter written in black ink on a white paperan old drawing of a man reading a book in a libraryan old book with a picture of a man walking in the woodsa picture of a poem written in french on a wall
Maître Jean-Paul RENOUD-GRAPPIN

125 - BARTHOU (Louis). [ROBERT (Georges)].
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Estimate €120 - €150
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BARTHOU (Louis). [ROBERT (Georges)]. Les Amours d'un poète. No place, Bibliophiles Franco-Suisses, 1933. Small folio, 237 pp. Loose-leaf, illustrated cover with flaps, beige veined cardboard slipcase, title on the spine, matching slipcase edged with brown cloth. 50 original drypoint engravings by Georges ROBERT within the text, including a full-page illustration at the beginning. Printed in a run of only 110 copies; this is no. 63, printed for Maurice MARTIN. With the booklet by J. EXBRAYAT, ‘Louis Barthou of the Académie française 1862–1934’, Paris, Bibliophiles Franco-Suisses, November 1934. Small folio of 14 pp., illustrated with a copperplate engraving by Raoul SERRES depicting BARTHOU reading in his library. Unbound, with a titled cover. Includes the menu for the ‘Amours d’un poète’ dinner held on 8 May 1934 at the Hôtel Crillon, illustrated with an engraved reproduction of ‘Juliette Drouet’ by Pradier, and a facsimile of BARTHOU’s letter of praise concerning Georges ROBERT’s illustrations.
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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 - 135.135
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