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153 - FRANCE (Anatole) and LEBÈGUE (Léon). Les Contes de Jacques T…
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Estimate €400 - €600
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FRANCE (Anatole) and LEBÈGUE (Léon). Les Contes de Jacques Tournebroche. Illustrations by Léon Lebègue. First edition on China paper, a sought-after first printing of Léon Lebègue's charming compositions, in a pleasant binding signed by Henri Blanchetière. Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1908. In-8 (140x205 mm), red morocco, ribbed spine, 3 double gilt fillets framing the covers (2 intersecting at the corners), entrenerfs decorated in the same way, double gilt fillet at the edges, gilt fillets and signature of the bookbinder on the spine bands, red marbled paper lining and endpapers, gilt head on witnesses, covers and spine preserved, lined slipcase (H. Blanchetière). 182 pages, 44 compositions in colour and enhanced with gold by Léon Lebègue, including 9 hors-texte. Slight wear to the slipcase. First edition and first print run of Léon Lebègue's delightful compositions, in colour and enhanced with gold. Each story is illustrated with a title frame, a header, a lettering, a hors-texte and a cul-de-lampe. Total edition of 161 copies, this one of 60 copies on China paper (N°51), after 1 on Japon paper, including a black suite and a colour suite of all the illustrations. "First edition and much sought-after first printing" (Carteret, Le Trésor du bibliophile, IV, 167). Bookplate of Juan Hernandez (N°3826 of his collection) and heraldic bookplate of Georges Vandaele on the flyleaf. Very fine binding signed by Henri Blanchetière, 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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