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53 - VALBEL (Horace). *Pour passer une heure*. Tales and short st…
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Estimate €80 - €140
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Description
VALBEL (Horace). *Pour passer une heure*. Tales and short stories. Paris, Bugniot, 1904. One in-8 volume, post-red half-shagreen with corner pieces, gilt headband, covers and spine preserved. Cover illustrated by Léandre, title page by Louis Morin and 20 plates with captions based on compositions by Auriol, Jack Abeille, Grün, Gil Baer, Jouard, Jacque, Maurice de Lambert, Léandre, Luc Leguey, Morin, Mouton, Matet, Redon, Renefer and Jehan Testevuide. Art Nouveau floral ornamentation by Bugniot. Printed in an edition of 550 copies; this one is one of 50 printed on paper from the Imperial Manufactories of Japan, signed by A. Bugniot. A fine copy.
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About the sale Catalogue sale of antique and modern books, engravings and documents
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Auction time 09/29/2026 at 10:30 AM
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