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15 - MONFREID (Henry de). A set of 15 in-8 volumes in first editi…
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Estimate €200 - €400
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MONFREID (Henry de). A set of 15 in-8 volumes in first edition on large-format paper. Red half-maroquin with corner pieces, gilt head, covers and spine preserved (bindings by Kauffmann-Horclois). Scattered foxing. 1/ *L'Avion noir*. Paris, Grasset, 1936. A numbered edition limited to 220 copies; this one is one of the 180 bound in alfa mousse. 2/ *Les secrets de la mer Rouge*. Paris, Grasset, 1931. A numbered edition limited to 125 copies; this one is one of the 102 on alfa mousse reserved for the Sélections Lardanchet. 3/ The Last Days of Happy Arabia. Paris, N.R.F. Gallimard, 1935. A numbered limited edition of 400 copies; this one is one of the 50 printed on alfa paper reserved for the Sélections Lardanchet. 4/ Towards the Hostile Lands of Ethiopia. Paris, Grasset, 1933. A numbered edition limited to 368 copies; this one is one of the 80 on alfa mousse reserved for the Sélections Lardanchet. 5/ The Wild Child. Paris, Grasset, 1938. A numbered limited edition of 203 copies; this one is one of 90 printed on alfa paper. 6/ *The Warriors of the Ogaden*. Paris, N.R.F. Gallimard, 1936. A numbered limited edition of 570 copies; this one is one of the 220 printed on alfa paper reserved for the Sélections Lardanchet. 7/ The Pilgrim’s Treasure. Paris, N.R.F. Gallimard, 1938. A numbered limited edition of 120 copies; this one is one of 90 printed on ‘Alfa Navarre’ paper. 8/ Aventures de mer. Paris, Grasset, 1932. A numbered limited edition of 438 copies; this one is one of the 220 printed on ‘alfa mousse’ paper reserved for the Sélections Lardanchet. 9/ *The Leper*. Paris, Grasset, 1935. A numbered limited edition of 440 copies; this one is one of 50 printed on Alfa Mousse paper reserved for the *Sélections Lardanchet*. 10/ *Le roi des abeilles*. Paris, N.R.F. Gallimard, 1937. A numbered limited edition of 265 copies; this one is one of 50 printed on ‘alfa Navarre’ paper. 11/ The Pursuit of the Kaïpan. Paris, Grasset, 1934. A limited, numbered edition of 590 copies; this one is one of the 250 printed on Alfa Mousse paper reserved for the Lardanchet Selections. 12/ *La croisière du Hachich*. Paris, Grasset, 1933. A numbered limited edition of 338 copies; this one is one of 100 printed on Alfa Mousse paper reserved for the Sélections Lardanchet. 13/ *Le masque d’or*. Paris, Grasset, 1936. A numbered limited edition of 220 copies; this one is one of the 50 printed on alfa mousse paper reserved for the Sélections Lardanchet. 14/ *The Serpent of Sheikh Hussen*. Memoirs and Legends. Paris, Pierre Tisné, 1937. A numbered limited edition of 100 copies; this one is one of the 88 printed on ‘Alfa Navarre’ paper reserved for the Lardanchet Selections. 15/ Abdi. The Man with the Severed Hand. Paris, Grasset, 1937. A numbered edition limited to 113 copies; this one is one of 90 printed on alfa paper.
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