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190 - LAUTRÉAMONT (Comte de) & DE GEETERE (Frans).
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Estimate €800 - €1,200

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LAUTRÉAMONT (Comte de) & DE GEETERE (Frans). The songs of Maldoror. Magnificent illustrated edition of Lautréamont's famous masterpiece, with 66 etchings by Geetere here in double state, with a copperplate and an original drawing by the artist. Paris, H. Blanchetière, 1927. 2 vols in-4 (340x300mm), 194pp; leaves in filled covers, red paper-covered laced cardboard folders (publisher). Slight wear to folders, spines slightly faded, upper hinge of Volume II folder cracked, dislodging of flaps on covers, otherwise fresh, untrimmed quires and interiors. Enclosed in the slipcase of Volume II: in a filled cover, the suite with remarks of all the etchings plus the six colour etchings announced with the justification. Also enclosed: 1/ An original 21x21cm square copperplate corresponding to the illustrated frame on p.63 of Volume I; 2/ An original drawing signed in pencil by Frans de Geetere depicting a nude couple embracing and obviously not in the etching state, perhaps an unused drawing; 3/ A signed artist's proof in colour of the frontispiece. Flemish engraver and writer Frans de Geetere (1895-1968) studied at the Brussels School of Fine Arts. After living in Utrecht, he moved to Paris with his partner May den Engelsen. They lived on a barge near the Quai Conti. Erotic engraving was the couple's favourite field.

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About the sale Prestige sale - Antiquarian and collectible books

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Auction time 06/15/2026 at 2:00 PM

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190 - LAUTRÉAMONT (Comte de) & DE GEETERE (Frans). See original version (French)

190 - LAUTRÉAMONT (Comte de) & DE GEETERE (Frans).
See original version (French)