Crait+Muller Charenton-Vincennes
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Offel, Stan van. – *Alphabet macabre*.
See original version (French)
217
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Offel, Stan van. – *Alphabet macabre*.
See original version (French)
Estimate €150 - €250
Voluntary lot
Description
Offel, Stan van. – *Alphabet macabre*.. Published by Galerie Charlet. Brussels, 1925. Folio format (32.5 x 25.4 cm), paperback with a grey paper cover with a canvas-like texture, bearing the title and illustrated with a skull – cover slightly damaged, some edges very slightly frayed – [2 ff. introduction], [24 ff.], [1 f. colophon] - A loose-leaf volume comprising an introduction and texts by Grégoire Le Roy serving as epitaphs for the 24 characters claimed by death, ranging from the Actor to the Zealot, and illustrated by Offel (complete). The letters W and Y are not depicted. Printed in a run of 250 copies, one of the 200 on English laid paper (unjustified) following 50 on Japanese paper. First edition.
Offel (1885–1924) was a French-speaking Belgian artist, painter, draughtsman, watercolourist, caricaturist and a talented illustrator with a caustic sense of humour. *L’Alphabet macabre* is a posthumous work published to support his wife and children.
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About the sale
Sale of antique and modern books
Auction location
Auction time
10/01/2026 at 10:00 AM
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