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220 - MAUPASSANT (Guy de). Contes choisis, publiés par les Bibliop…
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MAUPASSANT (Guy de). Contes choisis, publiés par les Bibliophiles contemporains. A splendid copy of this fully engraved bibliophilic edition, containing ten tales beautifully illustrated by various artists, including 6 rare lithographs by Alex. Lunois, perfectly established by Mercier in a striking full morocco binding. Paris, Au frais et pour les Sociétaires, 1891-1892. Small in-4 (180x270 mm), full chocolate brown morocco, spine ribbed with gold fillet and cold framing, cold and gilt framing with a listel of duck blue morocco on the entrenerfs, wide framing of 14 gilt and cold fillets with a listel of the same duck blue morocco on the boards, gilt edges, interior frieze, green morocco lining decorated with a gilt frame, the first signed "Mercier Sr de Cuzin", green silk endpapers, cover and spine preserved, matching chemise and slipcase. Binding signed Mercier, Cuzin's successor. 10 separately paginated plates, 1 general frontispiece in colour by Paul Avril after Félicien Rops, numerous illustrations in black and colour in and out of the text (engravings, etchings, lithographs and heliogravures). Minor rubbing to edges of slipcase. A delightful edition for bibliophiles, entirely engraved in intaglio, text and illustrations, published under the direction of Octave Uzanne. It contains the following ten tales, each illustrated with engravings, etchings, lithographs and heliogravure, by a separate artist: Le Loup, illustrated by Evert van Muyden - Hautot père & fils, illustrated by Georges Jeanniot - Allouma, illustrated by Paul Avril - Mouche, illustrated by Ferd. Gueldry - La Maison Tellier, illustrated by Pierre Vidal - Un soir, illustrated by Georges Scott - Le Champ d'oliviers, illustrated by Paul Gervais - Mlle Fifi, illustrated by A. Gerardin and Ch. Morel - L'Épave (with 6 rare lithographs by Alex Lunois) - Une Partie de campagne (coloured frontispiece by Henri Boutet). Limited edition of 188 numbered copies on Vellum, all hors-commerce, this one No. 143. A nominative copy of Agricol Roux, complete with the yellow general cover, the coloured frontispiece by Paul Avril after Félicien Rops, the coloured covers of the ten stories, and the notice to members. A remarkable copy in perfect condition.
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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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