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762 - The gods are thirsty [...]. Original etchings by Jacques Cam…
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Estimate €150 - €200

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The gods are thirsty [...]. Original etchings by Jacques Camoreyt. Gr. in-8°. - First illustrated edition, with 25 compositions under serpents, including 7 h.-t., 15 large in-text, title vignette, bandeau and cul-de-lampe. Edition of 450 copies, one of the 125 first editions on japon impérial (n° 47). Enriched with a suite of all the illus. with remarks and 1 watercolour signed and dated 1924 used for the illus. of a h.-t. (p. 52), with a wink to the sign bearing Carteret's name. - Ref. Talvart & Place VI:153:77.B. - Mahé II:104. - Carteret IV:167.

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

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762 - The gods are thirsty [...]. Original etchings by Jacques Cam… See original version (French)

762 - The gods are thirsty [...]. Original etchings by Jacques Cam…
See original version (French)