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Maître Jean-Paul RENOUD-GRAPPIN

268 - PERRAULT (Charles) [et al.]. [BOUCHER (Lucy)].
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Estimate €100 - €120
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PERRAULT (Charles) [et al.]. [BOUCHER (Lucy)]. Tales by Perrault and from Days of Yore. Nice, Le Chant des Sphères, 1968. 2 vols. in-4°. Publisher’s red morocco, spine with five faux raised bands decorated with green mosaic panels, gilt title, spine decoration repeated on the covers framing a central gilt plate, marbled red velvet endpapers with gilt heads, cases of marbled red velvet edged with red morocco. A deluxe edition adorned with numerous colour and gold-leaf illustrations by Lucy BOUCHER in the style of medieval illuminations. ‘Peau d’Ane’, ‘Little Red Riding Hood’, ‘Bluebeard’, ‘Puss in Boots’, ‘Cinderella’, ‘Tom Thumb’, ‘Sleeping Beauty’, ‘Beauty and the Beast’, ‘The Blue Bird’, etc. A numbered copy on high-quality B. F. K. Rives watermarked vellum from Sefer Editions, with its certificate of authenticity. Spine sun-faded, slightly stained. A fine copy. Also included: SAMAIN (Albert). [BECKER (Huguette)]. Tales. Paris, La Colombe, 1945. In-8°, 147 pp. Paperback, illustrated cover, cardboard slipcase, title label on the spine. Colour illustrations by Huguette BECKER, printed as separate plates. Printed in a run of 800 copies on Rives vellum; this copy is no. 192.
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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. : 226200 - 14
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