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Hermitage Fine Art

790 - JEAN COCTEAU (1889–1963)
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Estimate €100 - €150
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JEAN COCTEAU (1889–1963) THEATRE. 1957. LIMITED NUMBERED EDITION ILLUSTRATED BY THE AUTHOR WITH DRAWINGS AND 40 LITHOGRAPHS. 2 VOLUMES. IN FRENCH. Paris, Grasset, 1957. Vergé de Voiron copy No. 3907. 2 in-8 volumes, bound in a cardboard slipcase, with illustrated publisher’s binding, 535 and 642 pages, illustrated with drawings in the text and forty original colour lithographs by Jean Cocteau. 24 x 17 cm Good condition. Volume I. 535 pp. The Newlyweds of the Eiffel Tower; Antigone; Romeo and Juliet; Orpheus; The Human Voice; The Infernal Machine; Oedipus Rex; The Knights of the Round Table; The Terrible Parents Volume II. 642 pp. The Sacred Monsters; The Typewriter; Renaud and Armide; The Two-Headed Eagle; Bacchus; Pocket Theatre; Scenic and Choreographic Scripts; Bibliography Printed at the Imprimerie Devantière in Dijon on 28 June 1957. Edition number 1168. Legal deposit 3rd quarter 1957. The text of *Théâtre de Jean Cocteau*, edited by Bernard Grasset, was set in Garamond and printed at the Imprimerie Darantière in Dijon. The author’s lithographs were printed by the Mourlot et fils workshop in Paris. The book binding was carried out by the Atelier Barast in Alfortville, based on a design by Jean Cocteau. The print run comprises 60 copies on Madagascar paper, numbered Madagascar I to 50 and I to X; 210 copies on Vélin de Rives paper, numbered Vélin de Rives I to 200 and I to X; 8,890 copies on Vergé de Voiron paper from the Navarre paper mills, in special bindings, numbered Vergé de Voiron 1 to 8,800 and (Press Office) S.P. I to S.P. 90. At the buyer’s request, we shall be happy to provide a general report on the condition of the lot described above. However, as we are not professional conservators or restorers, we strongly advise potential buyers to carry out their own inspection or to consult a specialist of their choice to obtain a full assessment of the lot’s condition. Descriptions of items provided in the catalogue or by correspondence are for information purposes only and should not be regarded as a definitive assessment. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD ‘AS IS’, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF SALE PUBLISHED IN THE CATALOGUE.
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About the sale RARE BOOKS & MANUSCRIPTS: Antique books § Autographs, rare editions, photographs § Works on paper
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Auction time 10/29/2026 at 2:30 PM
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