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an old book sitting on top of a table next to a cup of coffeean open black book sitting on top of a table next to a white bookan open book with a picture of a bird on it ' s covera white wall with writing on it that says fablespainting of a woman sitting on a bench next to a woman sitting on a benchdrawing of a cat and a bird sitting on a tree stumpdrawing of a cat sitting on top of a statue of a doga picture of a poem written in french on a wall
Maître Jean-Paul RENOUD-GRAPPIN

216 - LA FONTAINE (Jean). [VERLINDE (Claude)].
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Estimate €300 - €350
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Description
LA FONTAINE (Jean). [VERLINDE (Claude)]. Fables. Paris, Editions de l’atelier du Lys, 2006. In-4°, 141 pp. Black goatskin, smooth spine, title in white, embossed title on the upper cover within a rectangle of crushed leather, author’s name in white, white fillet on the headbands, ivory tabis endpapers, black head, slipcase edged with black shagreen (Société nouvelle de reliure d’art, Limoges). 24 separate illustrations by Claude VERLINDE, enhanced with stencils and coloured pencils. Printed in a run of just over 150 copies; this is no. 46 of the 60 artist’s copies, accompanied by the sepia-toned series of drawings in a black half-goatskin folder lined with ivory tabis. With a letter from the illustrator A very fine copy.
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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 - 55.55
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