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three books are stacked on top of each other with a heart cut out of themsomeone is holding a book open to a page with writing on itthe front cover of a book with a black and white image of the titlean old book with a drawing of a house in the backgroundthe cover of the book les mots de la fin by claude avelinea black and white image of a book with the title les muses melesan open book with a drawing of a bird on itan old book with black writing on it sitting on a tablean open book with a handwritten poem on the coveran open book with a drawing of a cat on it ' s coveran illustration of a drawing of a cat with a fish in it ' s mouth
Maître Paul PASTAUD

1837 - AVELINE (Claude). Set of 5 volumes in first editions: - L'as…
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AVELINE (Claude). Set of 5 volumes in first editions: - L'as de Cœur. Paris, Delatte, 1958. In-8, paperback, maroon-coloured cover illustrated with a black heart, [14] pp. printed on bible paper (separated by 8 ff. on thicker mauve paper bearing the title, 6 blank f. and the ‘printed’ mark). A single print run of 146 numbered copies, signed by the author and the bibliophile publisher. - *Le postulat*. Paris, Au sans pareil, 1928. In-8, paperback, embossed cover. Eight lithographs by Berthold Mahn, printed as inserts. Print run of 590 copies; no. 67 of 30 on Holland paper. - *Les mots de la fin*. Paris, Hachette, 1957. In-8, paperback, printed cover. A few foxing spots. - *Les muses mêlées*. Paris, André Delpeuch, 1926. 8vo, paperback, printed cover with inlay. 4 previously unpublished illustrations by Antoine Bourdelle, Steinlein and Bertold Mahn. Print run of 850 copies; no. 125 of 725 on vellum. - CASSOU (Jean), *Les Peintures au feutre de Claude Aveline*. Jalons, 1980. 8vo, 28 pp., paperback. Artist’s first edition.
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About the sale MONTIGNAC – 31st BOOK SALE – Day 4 of 4 – Nos. 1643 to 1970
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Auction time 08/22/2026 at 11:00 AM
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