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261 - REGNIER (Henri de). Trois contes à soi-même. Miniatures by M…
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Estimate €600 - €800
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REGNIER (Henri de). Trois contes à soi-même. Miniatures by Maurice Ray. A very fine copy impeccably bound in double morocco by Noulhac. Paris, Les Cent Bibliophiles, 1907. In-8 (250x180mm), full burgundy morocco, covers richly framed with gilt and cold-stamped fillets and a mosaic of brown morocco, small gilt irons at the corners and punches, spine with 4 nerves, boxes framed in the same way; covers lined with brown morocco, corners mosaic-stamped with daisy motifs, wine-lees silk stiffeners, covers and spines preserved printed in gold on parchment, slipcase lined (Noulhac). [5ff.] 62pp. [5ff.]; engraved frontispiece in bistre ink, 37 in-text miniatures, 3 full-page plates, all in colour. Some spotting. One of 130 copies on watermarked paper, the only edition; this is Paul Istel's registered copy (the famous author of "L'assurance contre la maladie en Allemagne", Larose, 1905). The three tales in question are: "Le Sixième Mariage de Barbe-Bleue", "Le Récite de la Dame des Sept Miroirs" & "Le Heurtoir Vivant". Written - the titles are a clue - in a fin-de-siècle symbolist style, these tales take place in eras often fantasised about by this school; the Middle Ages, Antiquity and 18th-century France. They were originally published in 1893. Illustrated with numerous erotic compositions in colour by Maurice Ray (1863-1938) engraved by Albert Bertrand (1852-1912), including 3 hors-texte. Both exhibited regularly at the Salon des artistes français. The beautiful gold-printed parchment cover has been preserved.
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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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