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281 - ROUVEYRE, André. Faces of Our Contemporaries.
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Estimate €100 - €150
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ROUVEYRE, André. Faces of Our Contemporaries. First edition printed on Holland paper, the only large-format paper, featuring 136 portraits by the press illustrator and caricaturist. A survey of the intelligentsia of the time! Paris, Mercure de France, 1913. In-12, olive-green half-maroquin Bradel binding with corner pieces, smooth spine, untrimmed, covers and spine preserved. Binding by Alfred Farez. X and 287 pp. Spine sun-faded. First edition containing 136 sketches of celebrities. One of 20 copies on Holland paper, numbered and signed by the author (no. 12), the only edition printed on large-format paper. Preface by Rémy de Gourmont, for whom André Rouveyre (1879–1962) illustrated several books. Contains portraits of: Paul Léautaud, Henri Matisse, Colette, Auguste Rodin, Claude Debussy, Rachilde… A fine copy with generous margins.
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About the sale Sale of collectable books and first editions – Varia III –
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Auction time 09/14/2026 at 2:00 PM
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