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Gros & Delettrez
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[U.C.A.D. 20th-century book bindings].
See original version (French)
209
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[U.C.A.D. 20th-century book bindings].
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
[U.C.A.D. 20th-century book bindings].
A significant collection of book bindings bearing the U.C.A.D. mark, in Art Deco vellum or with decorative borders.
(c. 1920–1940).
Bindings produced by students at the École des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
-GRAPPE, Georges. H. Fragonard, peintre de l’amour au XVIIIe siècle. Paris, L’Edition d’Art H. Piazza, 1913. 2 vols. in-8, full vellum with gold and silver geometric decoration, plain spine, author’s name and title in gold, gold and silver fillet framing on the endpapers, cover preserved [U.C.A.D. Rel.]
-DENIS. *The Little Flowers of Saint Francis of Assisi*, translated from the Italian by André Pératé. Paris, l’Art Catholique, 1919. Quarto, ivory Bradel-bound vellum, mosaic-patterned framing on the covers with a vignette featuring geometric motifs on the upper cover, gilt head (framing on the covers is missing).
-DROUART. BOYLESVE, René. *Le Meilleur Ami*. Paris, Arthème Fayard & Cie, [20th century]. In-8, ivory Bradel-style vellum with painted gold and silver geometric decoration (vellum slightly soiled).
- DELAW, Georges / GUEGAN, Wally-Anne. Andersen’s Fairy Tales. Paris, Aux Editions de la Sirène, 1920. In-4, 117 pp., ivory half-vellum in Bradel style, gilt title on spine, cover and spine preserved (stains on the vellum).
- HERMANN-PAUL. COLETTE. *La Ronde de Nuit*. Paris, Le Livre de Demain, Arthème Fayard & Cie Editeurs, [n.d. – 19th century]. In-8, blue marbled half-percaline in the Bradel style, painted decoration on the covers, gilt head, cover and spine preserved.
- The Song of Roland. New translation based on the original texts. Paris, La Renaissance du Livre, Jean Gillequin & Cie. In-12, contemporary ivory parchment, mosaic decoration on the covers and gilt title on the upper cover, gilt headband, cover preserved (parchment slightly yellowed).
- DELTEIL, Joseph. *Les Poilus*, an epic. Paris, B. Grasset, 1926. In-8, VIII-231-(2) pp., full vellum with gilt and silver arrow decoration, plain spine with garnet title label, gilt and silver fillet framing on the endpapers, cover preserved [U.C.A.D. Rel.] (water stains on the upper cover)
- SARRUTT. MAUROIS, André. *Les Silences du Colonel Bramble*. Paris, Librairie Hachette, 1929. In-8, havana morocco signed U.C.A.D. with mosaic decoration on the covers and spine, framed by triple gilt fillet on the endpapers (spine worn).
-TIRMAN. KIPLING, Rudyard. Letters from Japan. Translated by Louis Fabulet and Arthur Austin-Jackson. Paris, René Kieffer, 1925. In-8, full chocolate morocco signed U.C.A.D. and A. Verley on the upper inside cover and M. Bobet inv. and M. T. Aschbacher on the lower front and back covers; spine with four raised bands, title and author’s name gilt on the spine, title in silver on the upper front cover; front and back covers and endpapers lined with moiré silk, double marbled endpapers, cover and spine preserved (spine worn).
- STENDHAL, The Abbess of Castro, Italian Chronicle. Paris: Le Livre, 1923. In-8, modern half-basane with corner pieces (scuffing at the joints).
And various other items...
Provenance: from the library of Pierre Séjourné.
Pierre Séjourné (1930–1993), a Parisian bookseller with a passion for bookbinding, a flautist and an enthusiast of literature and classical music, moved in both the Parisian artistic and literary circles and the world of the Decorative Arts and their schools through his uncle, the architect and Academician Albert Laprade. Also an author and actor, he devoted himself to writing and performing his own plays, which were mainly staged in the Paris region.
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