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33 - [DENIS (Maurice)]. The Imitation of Christ.
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Estimate €300 - €400
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[DENIS (Maurice)]. The Imitation of Christ. An anonymous 17th-century translation honoured with a Brief from Our Holy Father Pope Pius IX. Woodcuts by Maurice Denis. Paris, Ambroise Vollard, 1903; in-4 (30 x 25 x 6 cm). XIII-456 pp. – 1 f. – VII pp. for the prospectus. Tobacco-coloured half-maroquin, corners, spine with 5 raised bands, gilt head, trimmed, cover and spine preserved. (Binding by Bernasconi). Edition printed in a run of 400 copies, one of 280 on vellum in the style of the Marais paper mills (manufactured especially for this edition, with the watermark ‘L’Imitation de J.-C.’). It is in very fresh condition, bound simply yet elegantly. First print run of the 216 woodcuts designed by Maurice Denis, engraved under his supervision in collaboration with Tony Beltrand. (Carteret IV, p. 214).
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS at 11.00 am and 2.00 pm
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 11:00 AM
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