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KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

281 - THEURIET, André. Bigarreau.
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Estimate €150 - €250
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Description
THEURIET, André. Bigarreau. Paris, n.p. (printed by Lahure), 1885. In-8 (20 x 13.5 cm), full cherry morocco, decorated spine, filleted edges, wide gilt lace framing the endpapers, bookbinder’s name at the bottom of the front endpaper. Gilt edges on endpapers. Cover preserved. 138 pp. Trace scuffing to the raised bands. A very fine copy, superbly bound by Pétrus Ruban, one of the great bookbinders of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A rare and luxurious non-commercial edition, printed for just 50 subscribers. This copy bears the number 8. Printed on large-format vellum paper (unjustified). The book is illustrated with 6 separate etchings by H. Toussaint, based on compositions by the Comte de L’Aigle. These etchings are accompanied by a preliminary double-suite bound into the volume, preceding the final version. A short story by André Theuriet on the prison system for minors and reform schools in the 19th century, published in 1884. A copy with wide margins, untrimmed, in very good condition and well bound.
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About the sale Collectors’ books for sale – First editions – Illustrated editions – Varia IV
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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