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236 - THE BOOK OF EROS. [Paris], Draeger for the Club du livre, 19…
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Estimate €500 - €600
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THE BOOK OF EROS. [Paris], Draeger for the Club du livre, 1970. Large quarto, orange leather, gilt lettering on the covers, title running lengthwise along the spine, gilt head (Publisher’s binding). 100 engravings, monotypes and gouaches by Pierre-Yves Trémois. An anthology containing poems by Bernard de Ventadour, Molinet, Clément Marot, Du Bellay, Louise Labé, Ronsard, Jodelle, La Fontaine, Victor Hugo, Nerval, Alfred de Musset, Baudelaire, Mallarmé, Verlaine, Apollinaire, Breton, Éluard, etc., compiled and introduced by Alain Bosquet. Bound by Jacques Ébrard based on a design by Mario Prassinos. One of five copies on Arches vellum, to which an original drawing, a copperplate engraving and a set of plates on Lana chiffon vellum have been appended. The volume and the additions are presented in a slipcase provided by the publisher. The original drawing mentioned in the colophon is not present. Expert: Mr Dominique Courvoisier
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About the sale TREASURES OF THE LOIRE VALLEY: books and archaeology
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Auction time 11/23/2026 at 2:00 PM
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