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1942 - The Society of Eclectics. A Whimsical Almanac for 1882. Pari…
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Estimate €30 - €40
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The Society of Eclectics. A Whimsical Almanac for 1882. Paris, Lemerre, [1882]. 8vo, paperback, printed cover (stained and discoloured). Texts by Ernest Causin, Alexis Martin, Edmond Morin, Georges Vicaire. Illustrations by Émile Bin, A. Deroy, Albert Destapes, Albert Duviver, Paul Gachet, Frédéric Lebrun, Louis Letourneau, Émile Mathon, Rodolphe Piguet, Ivan Pouillier, Frédéric Régamey, Georges Sauvage, Antonin Topart; frontispiece (etching) by Edmond Morin, portraits of Edmond Morin by Albert Duviver, Charles Fichot by Rodolphe Piguet and Alexis Martin by Émile Bin, 12 etchings by Charles Fichot on Chinese paper, and an etching (The Eclectic Palace) by A. Deroy. Limited edition of 195 copies, numbered and initialled by the publisher (no. 121). A few small foxing spots. The aim of the Société des Éclectiques was to ‘bring together monthly around the same table a few friends less keen on sumptuous fare than on infectious good humour, and to discuss the play of the moment, or the book or painting causing a sensation’. Uncommon.
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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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