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an old book with a brown cover sitting on top of a white tablean old book with the title amaidee written on itan open book with a picture of a man riding a horse on itan open book that is sitting on a tablean old book with a black and white title on ita book open on a table with a list of itemsan old book with writing on it sitting on top of a tablean old book with a brown cover sitting on top of a white tablean old book with a brown leather cover and a red stitching on the cover
KÂ- MONDO / KAPANDJI MORHANGE

29 - BARBEY D'AUREVILLY, Jules. *Amaïdée*.
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Estimate €100 - €150
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Description
BARBEY D'AUREVILLY, Jules. *Amaïdée*. Prose poem. Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1890. In-12, brown half-maroquin, spine with four raised bands, gilt head, untrimmed, covers and spine preserved. Binding signed J. van West. VII and 74 pp. Minimal loss of paper on the front cover of the binding; paper browned as is often the case; a small tear and a small loss of paper on the title page (on the stitching side). Posthumous first edition of this early work, characterised by Romanticism and the influence of Lord Byron. Preface by Paul Bourget. A fine copy in a sturdy and elegant later signed binding.
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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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