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ARTEFACT ENCHERES - Selarl LHSW - Me Hugues WATINE & Me Lara SCHWEITZER

178 - [ART-DANCE] “Degas-danse-dessin” by Paul Valéry, Paris, Gall…
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Estimate €5 - €10
Description
[ART-DANCE] “Degas-danse-dessin” by Paul Valéry, Paris, Gallimard, 1938, in-8, paperback. First edition, with a fictitious reference to a fifth edition.For nearly half a century, Gallimard printed completely fictitious reissue details on the front cover of its editions in order to lead buyers to believe that the book was constantly being reprinted, thereby boosting sales, as buyers would think they were purchasing a bestseller.This practice, bordering on sales fraud, was finally abandoned in the 1960s, but the evidence remains: Gallimard lied brazenly and never wanted to admit it.
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About the sale ONLINE SALE OF BOOKS, VINTAGE POSTERS AND POSTCARDS
Auction location
Auction time 07/05/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 87894980
Ref. : AL0444 - 1177
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