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1424 - VAN DONGEN (Kees) & KIPLING (Rudyard). The Most Beautiful Ta…
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Estimate €700 - €800
Description
VAN DONGEN (Kees) & KIPLING (Rudyard). The Most Beautiful Tales. Paris, Editions de la Sirène, 1920. Quarto, paperback, brown cover with the title in white on the front cover, untrimmed (publisher’s binding). The volume is adorned with black-and-white illustrations repeated on every page, and 23 colour illustrations by Kees Van Dongen, 18 of which are full-page. Printed in a run of 300 copies. A non-commercial copy on Rives vellum paper. Partially uncut.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 3 of 4 – Nos. 1085 to 1642
Auction location
Auction time 08/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
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