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Maître Paul PASTAUD

798 - VAUX (Arthur Devaux, known as the Baron de). Sport in Paris.…
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Estimate €50 - €60
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VAUX (Arthur Devaux, known as the Baron de). Sport in Paris. The Pistol Shooters. Preface by Guy de Maupassant. Letter from Prince Georges Bibesco. Paris, C. Marpon and E. Flammarion, 1883. Large 8vo, paperback, illustrated printed cover with inlaid decoration. Endpaper torn at the inner hinge. Print run limited to 600 copies, numbered at the press; no. 73 on Holland paper, the finest quality paper. First edition illustrated with en-text illustrations and 43 out-of-text portraits, printed on China paper. (Vicaire VII, 983 (with an error regarding the author’s identity – Ludovic de Vaux.)
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 2 of 4 – Nos. 550 to 1084
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Auction time 08/20/2026 at 11:00 AM
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