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Gros & Delettrez

237 - [MISCELLANEOUS, including the ALBUM AUTOUR DU MONDE].
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Estimate €250 - €300
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[MISCELLANEOUS, including the ALBUM AUTOUR DU MONDE]. COLLECTION of various titles and documents. Late 19th–early 20th century. Paperback, hardback, in slipcases or loose sheets. Provenance: from the library of Pierre Séjourné. -‘Autour du Monde’ ALBUM. Paris, L. Boulanger (1885). Large oblong quarto. Contemporary fawn half-basane, smooth spine with gilt title (slight wear to the binding, one page creased). A substantial collection of the published instalments, featuring numerous colourised and black-and-white photographs, printed on coated paper. Each instalment comprises 8 inset photographs and two pages of commentary. Africa, Asia and Europe are well represented, with a small section on western Canada. Numerous photographs of Egypt and the Far East. Good second-hand condition Also included: - José ROMAN (Raymond QUENEAU, pen name). My Memories as a Hunter at Maxim’s. Editions littéraires de France, Paris, 1937. Large quarto, 203 pp. Paperback with illustrated dust jacket First edition. Limited, numbered print run. Illustrated by BALDRICH. -Douglas COOPER. PICASSO. Theatre. Cercle d’Art, 1967 Small square folio. Bradel cloth binding illustrated by the publisher, depicting a Picasso painting in black (bound by Pechaire). Catalogue. A good copy (slipcase slightly worn) -WEDDING INVITATION CARDS. Engraved or printed, early 20th century (slight oxidation). -Modern illustrated magazines. 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 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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Auction time 10/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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