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SEGALEN (VICTOR)
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83
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SEGALEN (VICTOR)
See original version (French)
Estimate €400 - €500
Voluntary lot
Description
SEGALEN (VICTOR)
René Leys. Illustrations by Chou Ling. Paris, Les Cent Une, 1952.
2 in-4 volumes in accordion-fold (Chinese-style folded leaves), bound in the Chinese style, green silk covers with a title label in Chinese, set within two black lacquered boards with the Chinese title engraved in green (by the master lacquerer Tchou-Tse-Tsin), held together by sea-green silk laces, and housed in a green silk slipcase with a Chinese title label, fastened in the Chinese style. Slight water-stains inside the slipcase; otherwise in very good condition.
43 engravings in the text, etched on copper and printed in sanguine, including 4 full-page illustrations, 36 in-text illustrations, 2 end-piece illustrations and one for justification; these 43 illustrations reproduce 38 original compositions by Chou Ling.
A print run of 134 copies signed by the president, the vice-president and the illustrator; no. 23.
A fine edition by the ‘Cent Une’ society of women bibliophiles, in the spirit of the Korean Collection edited by V. Segalen.
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About the sale
Charity sale in aid of the Petits Frères Des Pauvres charity
Auction location
Auction time
10/25/2026 at 10:00 AM
Pictures credits:
Boisgirard Antonini
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