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two red books sitting on top of each other on a white surfacean old book with a picture of a woman sitting at a windowan open book with a drawing of a woman in a dress on it
Gros & Delettrez

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MURGER, Henri. Scenes from Bohemian Life. Paris, René Kieffer, 1921. In-12, IX–427 pp., (2) ff., Contemporary red morocco, spine with four raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised raised rai Bound by René Kieffer a fine copy, well bound and preserved Illustrations by Joseph Hémard. Copy no. 392 on B. F. K. de Rives vellum. The book features a preface by E.-A. Férard, who discovered an autograph document by Murger containing the grievances and demands put forward by the circle of artists who frequented the Café Momus at the time: it was signed by all the ‘bohemians’ who were regulars at the café. A facsimile of this document is bound at the front of the book.
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Auction time 10/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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