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three children ' s books are sitting on a black surfacean open book with a picture of a lady in a dress on ita book with a picture of a man driving a truckan old book opened to reveal a picture of a flowered coveran open book with a picture of a man and a woman on itan open book with a picture of a man and a woman sitting on a benchan open book that is sitting on a tablean open book with a picture of a man on a horse drawn carriagea red book with a picture of a man and a woman on ita open book with a picture of a man on a horsean open book with a picture of a man on horseback
Hôtel des Ventes de Clermont-Ferrand

Estimate €40 - €60
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Description
3 albums: - SERGIUS (J.) - [THELEM]. Messieurs les Anglais. Paris, Delagrave, (1901), oblong large 8vo album, 42 pp. – 1 folio. Publisher’s red cloth binding, gold, black and red vignette on the cover, gold lettering. – Cover slightly faded, hinges slightly stretched, a tear (no pages missing) repaired with adhesive tape over 10 cm on the last leaf. This witty satire on English society is entirely illustrated in colour. The right-hand pages feature a large illustration, whilst the left-hand pages contain the text, interspersed with vignettes. Ernest Barthélemy Thélem abandoned veterinary medicine to sketch horses and the world of horse racing. He contributed to several periodicals. (More than 5,000 press cartoonists..., p. 831). The text is by a certain Stern, who wrote under the pseudonym J. Sergius. (Lorenz XIX, p. 629). - MORING (Michel). Nouvelles villageoises. Paris, Marcilly, (1855), quarto album, 3 folios–75 pages–12 two-colour lithographs as inserts. Publisher’s cardboard binding, brown cloth spine, front cover adorned with a large chromolithographed floral border, gilded decoration on the back cover. – Cardboard binding soiled, foxing mainly on the text. - ARNOUX (Alexandre). The Other End of the Rainbow. Illustrations by Lucien Boucher. Paris, Calmann-Lévy, (c.1950), square 8vo album, 32 pp. Publisher’s cardboard binding, illustrated cover. - Stitching fragile, corners slightly bumped. (Pour nos enfants collection). First edition. Large colour illustrations, both within the text and as full-page spreads. Printed by Tolmer.
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About the sale ANTIQUE AND MODERN BOOKS at 11.00 am and 2.00 pm
Auction location
Auction time 10/29/2026 at 11:00 AM
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