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672 - Love and pleasure. Histoire galante.
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Estimate €300 - €400

Description

Love and pleasure. Histoire galante. Gr. in-8° (browning in the margin of the false title and on the bl. verso of the printer's proof). - Rare first off-market edition. Edition of 50 numbered copies, one of 20 on Arches vellum (no. 1) reserved for members of the "XX" society of bibliophiles (not to be confused with the Belgian artistic movement, which had already disappeared by this time), founded in 1897 on the initiative of Pierre Dauze. Their aim was to publish first editions reserved for the 20 members on special watermarked paper. Enriched with 2 sets of proofs with corrections in the author's hand, including 1 proof of the ornaments. - Prov. Raoul Simonson (1896-1965), bookseller, bibliographer and publisher from Brussels (gilt bookplate on black bookplate).

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

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672 - Love and pleasure. Histoire galante. See original version (French)

672 - Love and pleasure. Histoire galante.
See original version (French)