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two books sitting on top of each other on a gray surfacedrawing of a man walking across a beach with a kitebook cover of contes des bords du rhin, with a drawing of a pitcher and a bowlan image of a book with a picture of a man on a staircasea book with a picture of a bottle of wine on ita picture of a painting of people in a barthe back cover of a book with an image of a clock on itthe back cover of a book with a black and white image of a horse
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172 - ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN. [BELTZ (Robert)].
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ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN. [BELTZ (Robert)]. Tales from the Banks of the Rhine. Strasbourg, Published at the Artist’s own expense, 1951–1952. 2 vols., in-4°, 139 pp.; 122 pp. Loose-leaf, filled cover, fawn and green half-suede slipcase, brown and green sheepskin title page, beige cloth slipcases. The first volume contains 55 watercolours, the second 47, by BELTZ, wood-engraved by Gilbert POILLIOT. Printed in a run of just over 299 copies on pure-fibre Lana vellum; this is no. 54. Included, on an endpaper of the second volume, is a fine dedication by the artist: ‘To Mr H. Chevallier, with warm regards. Robert Beltz, January 1965’, in the margin of a large ink and pencil drawing depicting a pensive 18th-century walker striding along with long strides.
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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 - 46.46
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