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1267 - COR (Raphaël). Anatole France and Contemporary Thought. Pari…
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Estimate €50 - €60
Description
COR (Raphaël). Anatole France and Contemporary Thought. Paris, Édouard Pelletan, 1909. Small quarto (23 x 17 cm), 96 pp., [22] ff. (bookseller’s catalogue), 14 illustrations within or outside the text (included in the pagination), including 8 portraits of A. France, drawn by Bellery-Desfontaines, Carrière, A. Leroux, Henri Martin and Steinlen, engraved by Ernest Florian. Among the illustrations not in the text: ‘Pallas pensive regardant Paris’ as a frontispiece and four portraits of Anatole France. Bradel half-cloth binding in greige, spine decorated with title label. Includes, at the end, a bibliography of A. France’s works (classified under ‘Works’, ‘Essays and Prefaces’, and ‘Contributions to Periodicals’), a table of engravings, and a catalogue of A. France’s works published or in preparation by E. Pelletan Art Editions. Title in red and black with a vignette. A fine, unnumbered copy on fine paper.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 3 of 4 – Nos. 1085 to 1642
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Auction time 08/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
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