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2185 - COCTEAU (Jean). 3 works, 2 of which are first editions and 1…
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Estimate CHF 300 - CHF 500
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COCTEAU (Jean). 3 works, 2 of which are first editions and 1 enriched with a letter and drawing by the author: 1) Les enfants terribles. Paris, Bernard Grasset, 1929. Half-bound in midnight blue morocco with corners and gilt fillets on boards, original cover and spine preserved. One of 2500 numbered copies on esparto. Untrimmed. 2) Letter to the Americans. Paris, Bernard Grasset, 1949. Half-bound in midnight blue morocco with corners, gilt fillets to boards, original cover and spine preserved, untrimmed, as the previous one. One of 530 numbered copies on Johannot. 3) Thomas l'Imposteur. Paris, Gallimard, 1943. Publisher's binding after Prassinos. With dispatch and autograph drawing by the author dated 1944. Very good condition Binding: The 3 spines are sunned Otherwise very good condition Inside pages: Clean
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Auction time 06/10/2026 at 10:00 AM
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