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52 - [Lardanchet Selections] A collection of 13 volumes in 12mo o…
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Estimate €100 - €150
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[Lardanchet Selections] A collection of 13 volumes in 12mo or 8vo, either first editions or French first editions, from the Lardanchet Selections. Half morocco with corner pieces, gilt head, covers and spine preserved (bindings by Kauffmann-Horclois). Scattered foxing, particularly on the edges. 1/ AUSTEN (Jane). The Five Daughters of 250389s. Bennet. Paris, Plon, 1932. One of 200 copies on alfa paper reserved for the Sélections Lardanchet, the only edition on heavy paper. 2/ CELLI (Rose). *Isola*. Paris, N.R.F. Gallimard, 1932. One of 200 copies printed on Alfa Mousse paper reserved for the Sélections Lardanchet. 3/ CHÉRAU (Gaston). *Sa destinée*. Paris, Albin Michel, 1934. One of 215 copies printed on Bibliophile vellum reserved for the Sélections Lardanchet. 4/ CLAVIERE (Maurice). *Le passage des ombres*. Paris, Grasset, 1935. A numbered edition limited to 250 copies on alfa paper; this copy is one of the 200 reserved for the Sélections Lardanchet. 5/ DEMAISON (André). *La nouvelle arche de Noé*. Paris, Grasset, 1938. One of 210 copies on alfa paper reserved for the Sélections Lardanchet. 6/ FRANCIS (Louis). *Blanc*. Paris, N.R.F. Gallimard, 1934. One of 2,020 copies printed on ‘Alfa Navarre’ paper reserved for the Sélections Lardanchet, the only large-format paper edition. 7/ GILBERT (O.P.). *La piste du Sud*. Paris, N.R.F. Gallimard, 1937. One of 200 copies printed on alfa paper reserved for the Sélections Lardanchet. 8/ LAMB (Harold). *Les Croisades*. Paris, N.R.F. Gallimard, 1932. One of 200 copies printed on pure-fibre vellum reserved for the Lardanchet Selections. 9/ MASSÉ (Ludovic). *Le mas des Oubells*. Paris, Grasset, 1933. One of 240 copies printed on Navarre alfa paper reserved for the Sélections Lardanchet. 10/ PEISSON (Édouard). *Les pilotes*. Paris, Grasset, 1937. One of 200 copies printed on alfa paper reserved for the Lardanchet Selections. 11/ PEISSON (Édouard). Gens de mer. Paris, Grasset, 1934. One of 230 copies printed on alfa paper reserved for the Lardanchet Selections. 12/ PEISSON (Édouard). *Parti de Liverpool...* Paris, Grasset, 1932. One of 220 copies printed on ‘Alfax Navarre’ paper reserved for the Lardanchet Selections. 13/ PEISSON (Édouard). La carte marine. Paris, Grasset, 1939. A numbered edition limited to 84 copies; this one is one of 70 printed on alfa paper. 14/ TROYAT (Henri). Grandeur nature. Paris, Plon, 1936. One of 200 copies printed on alfa paper reserved for Sélections Lardanchet. 15/ TROYAT (Henri). *L’Araignée*. Paris, Plon, 1938. One of 190 copies printed on alfa paper reserved for Sélections Lardanchet.
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Auction time 09/29/2026 at 10:30 AM
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