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55 - [Lardanchet Selections] A set of 15 in-12 volumes in first e…
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Estimate €100 - €150
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[Lardanchet Selections] A set of 15 in-12 volumes in first edition or French first edition, copies from the Lardanchet Selection. Half-maroquin with corner pieces, gilt head, covers and spines preserved (bindings by Kauffmann-Horclois). Scattered foxing, particularly on the edges. 1/ BILLY (André). *L’Approbaniste*. Paris, Flammarion, 1937. A numbered edition limited to 208 copies; this one bound in alfa. 2/ BLASCO-IBANEZ (V.). *Le chevalier de la Vierge*. Paris, Flammarion, 1937. A numbered edition limited to 250 copies, this one printed on alfa paper. 3/ DORGELES (Roland). Long Live Freedom! Paris, Albin Michel, 1937. A numbered limited edition of 283 copies, this one printed on alfa mousse paper. 4/ DORGELES (Roland). If It Were True. Paris, Albin Michel, 1934. A numbered limited edition of 375 copies; this one printed on ‘Bibliophile’ vellum. 5/ FAVRE (Lucienne). *Le bain Juif*. Paris, Grasset, 1939. Copy printed on alfa paper. 6/ JOLINON (Joseph). *Imagery of the Curé d’Ars by a Peasant of His Time*. Paris, Rieder, 1934. A numbered edition limited to 285 copies, this one printed on alfa mousse paper. 7/ KANG (Younghill). *In the Land of the Calm Morning*. Paris, Plon, 1936. A numbered edition limited to 275 copies; this one is printed on alfa paper. 8/ KIPLING (Rudyard). *Memoirs*. Paris, Paul Hartmann, 1938. One of 210 copies on alfa paper for the Sélections Lardanchet series. 9/ MAY (Jeanine). The Girl with the Mask. Paris, Denoël et Steele, 1932. A numbered edition limited to 225 copies; this one printed on pure-fibre vellum. 10/ MONTHERLANT (Henri de). The September Equinox. Paris, Grasset, 1938. One of 200 copies printed on alfa paper reserved for the Sélections Lardanchet. 11/ VAN DER MEERSCH (Maxence). *Maria, fille de Flandre*. Paris, Albin Michel, 1935. Copy printed on bibliophile vellum. 12/ VERCEL (Roger). *Sous le pied de l’Archange*. Paris, Albin Michel, 1937. One of 200 copies printed on imponderable alfa paper. 13/ VERCEL (Roger). Jean Villemeur. Paris, Albin Michel, 1939. One of 180 copies printed on alfa paper. 14/ VERCEL (Roger). A l’assaut des Pôles. Paris, Albin Michel, 1938. One of 200 copies printed on alfa paper. 15/ VERCEL (Roger). *Croisière blanche*. Paris, Albin Michel, 1938. One of 200 copies printed on alfa mousse paper.
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Auction time 09/29/2026 at 10:30 AM
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