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649 - La pitié suprême. Gr. in-8° (annot.
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Estimate €200 - €300

Description

La pitié suprême. Gr. in-8° (annot. in pencil on table). - First edition. Deluxe edition of 60 copies, this one unnumbered on Van Gelder hollande attributed to Albert Quantin (ms. in the justification), who did the printing. He was also the co-editor, with Hetzel, of the famous "ne varietur" edition of the complete works of Victor Hugo, begun in 1880 and continued after the author's death. - Ref. Talvart & Place IX:50:85.A. - Prov. Albert Quantin (1850-1933), French bookseller, printer, publisher, writer and bibliophile, founder of the Maison Quantin, renowned for its production of popular imagery (ex. by name and ex-libris with the numeral "A.Q." and the motto "Liber libro"). - Albert Neuville, Belgian engraver (ex-libris with the motto "Ouvrir et découvrir").

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Auction time 06/25/2026 at 1:00 PM

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649 - La pitié suprême. Gr. in-8° (annot. See original version (French)

649 - La pitié suprême. Gr. in-8° (annot.
See original version (French)