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Comoedia illustré. 31 fasc. in-4° (b.
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390
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Comoedia illustré. 31 fasc. in-4° (b.
See original version (French)
Estimate €200 - €300
Voluntary lot
Description
Comoedia illustré. 31 fasc. in-4° (b.c., qqs. pp. degrafées). - Substantial collection of issues of this fortnightly, then monthly periodical, many of them devoted to Russian seasons: I, no. 10 (May 1909); II, nos. 16-18 and 20 (May-June 1910); III, nos. 2, 5 and 16-19 (Oct. 1910-July 1911); V, no. 18 (June 1913); VII, nos. 3-5 and 7-10 (Jan.-Sept. 1920); VIII, nos. 1-10 (Oct. 1920-Aug. 1921, including duplicate no. 7). Complete with supplement to issue of 15 June 1910. Numerous colour illustrations of ballet and opera sets and costumes by Léon Bakst, André Édouard Marty, Jean Cocteau, José Maria Sert, Nicolai Remisoff, etc. Numerous portraits and photos of performers (Ida Rubinstein, Thamar Karsavina, Maria Kouznetsova, Chaliapine, etc.).
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About the sale
Prints & Drawings, Photographs & Comics, Rare Books, Atlases & Manuscripts, Surrealism, Congo, Erotica & Ballets russes
Auction location
Auction time
06/24/2026 at 1:00 PM
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