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a book that is sitting on a table with a black backgrounda sign on the wall that says geographie de mille hectaresa black and white photo of a book with a sky in the backgrounda piece of paper that has writing on ita menu for a restaurant on a white tablea close up of a piece of paper with writing on it
Maître Jean-Paul RENOUD-GRAPPIN

129 - BEDEL (Maurice). [JACQUEMIN (André)].
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Description
BEDEL (Maurice). [JACQUEMIN (André)]. Geography of a Thousand Hectares. No place, Manuel Brucker, [1954]. In-4°, 127 pp. Unbound sheets, cover illustrated with a drypoint, ochre cardboard slipcase with title on the spine, matching case. Remarkable drypoint engravings by André JACQUEMIN. Printed in an edition of 370 copies; this is one of the 120 ‘Hors-Commerce’ copies reserved for the ‘Beaux-Livres - Grands Amis’ society, with a dedication by the author on the half-title page: ‘To Mr Marius Chapuis, who was the thoughtful driving force behind this fine book, with my heartfelt thanks. M. Bedel’. Includes a facsimile of a letter from Maurice BEDEL, the lunch menu from 4 April 1954 on the occasion of the book’s presentation, adorned with a drypoint engraving, with an autograph dedication by the author: ‘To Mr Marius Chapuis, in memory of the delightful hours I spent, thanks to him, on a spring’s day in Épinal. M. Bedel, 4 April 1954. ’, together with the speech ‘Propos et A-Propos’ delivered at the ‘Beaux Livres Grands Amis’ gathering on that occasion, and a set of four engravings and the copper plate used for the engraving on p. 61.
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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 - 54.54
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