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Piguet Hôtel des Ventes
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Sonnets and Eaux-fortes. Alphonse Lemerre, Paris, 1869. Larg…
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2275
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Sonnets and Eaux-fortes. Alphonse Lemerre, Paris, 1869. Larg…
See original version (French)
Estimate CHF 2,000 - CHF 3,000
Voluntary lot
Description
Sonnets and Eaux-fortes. Alphonse Lemerre, Paris, 1869. Large in-4° bound in full red morocco, spine ribbed and gilt, triple gilt fillet framing the covers, gilt fillet on the edges, gilt lace on the inside, gilt edges. Binding signed Masson-Debonnelle. [89] ff. with 42 plates out of text. First edition of this famous collective collection in a limited and numbered edition of 386 copies, this one of 350 copies on Vergé paper. The work includes 42 Sonnets by Anatole France, Théophile Gautier, Paul Verlaine,... and as many original etchings by the greatest contemporary artists of the period such as Jongkind, Manet, Millet, Doré, Corot,... A very fine copy in a luxurious signed binding.
Good condition
Binding:
Corners very slightly dented
Scratches on lower board
Slight rubbing at the ends of the jaws
Hinges cracked
Inside pages:
Clean
Good inking
Ink discharges
No serpents
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About the sale
ONLINE 2092 to 2674 - Books and manuscripts - Paintings and sculptures
Auction location
Auction time
06/10/2026 at 10:00 AM
Pictures credits:
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