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110 - CARCO (Francis), DORSENNE (Jean) and JANKOVIC (Dusan). Le No…
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Estimate 200 € - 400 €
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CARCO (Francis), DORSENNE (Jean) and JANKOVIC (Dusan). Le Nouveau Dominique. Preface by Francis Carco. Original woodwork by Dusan Jankovic. Unique copy including the handwritten preface by Francis Carco. Paris, Les Éditions du monde moderne (collection "Le Geste d'Éros"), 1925. In-8 (140x210 mm), cream vellum, smooth spine with title in black, gilt head, covers and spine preserved, untrimmed. 6 handwritten pages, 156 pages and 1 f.n.ch., several original woodcuts by Dusan Jankovic, including 1 frontispiece and several culs-de-lampe. Very slight browning on the vellum. First edition of this novel by Jean Dorsenne, pseudonym of Étienne Troufleau (1892-1945), a poet and novelist specialising in exotic and colonial literature, inspired by his many visits to Oceania and Polynesia. It is illustrated with original woodcuts by Dusan Jankovic and accompanied by a preface by Francis Carco: "I personally have a great liking for this little novel of perfect art. It has a tone, a character, a fine melancholy and such just impulses that one retains the memory of it for a long time". Limited edition of 300 numbered copies, this being the only copy on Japon impérial (N°1), including the handwritten preface by Francis Carco (6 pages in black ink, each page numbered and with certain passages highlighted in blue felt-tip pen). A fine and rare copy.
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About the sale Prestige sale - Antiquarian and collectible books
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Auction time 15/06/2026 à 14h00
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