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Daguerre Val de Loire

154 - BEAUDIN. HUGNET (Georges). *Oiseaux ne copiez personne*.
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Estimate €300 - €400
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BEAUDIN. HUGNET (Georges). *Oiseaux ne copiez personne*. Poems illustrated with six engravings by André Beaudin. N.p., For the friends of the author and the engraver [Paris, Impr. Colouma et Lacourière], 1946. Quarto, paperback. Limited edition of 114 copies: one of the 85 printed on Johannot vellum (no. 38); it bears the signatures of George Hugnet and André Beaudin beneath the title page. Original colour portrait of G. Hugnet by André Beaudin, signed and dated ‘20 – 11 –46’, on the half-title page and the facing page, with the autograph dedication ‘To Simone and Alfred Richet’ and the autograph note ‘Birds of all our memories’. Enclosed is a leaflet announcing an exhibition of works by G. Hugnet at the Galerie de l’Orfèvrerie Christofle in June 1948, featuring an introduction by Raymond Queneau (soiled).
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About the sale Books from the 15th to the 21st century, most of which are illustrated. Manuscripts. Painters’ autographs. Maps and plans. Atlases. Architectural drawings. Normandy.
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Auction time 10/22/2026 at 2:00 PM
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