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an open book with a picture of flowers on ittwo red books with gold bindings on a white background
Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

938 - Chateaubriand, François-René
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Estimate €200 - €300
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Chateaubriand, François-René Les Martyrs ou Le triomphe de la religion chrétienne. 2 vols. With an engraved portrait and 47 original colour etchings in the text by Raoul Serres. Paris, La Tradition, 1942. 4°. 249, 267 pp. Red, hand-bound contemporary half-leather volumes on 5 bands with thread-sewn binding, gold fillets, marbled paper cover and gilt top edge; original dust jacket bound in (one lower headband with a small scuff mark). One of 377 (GA 500) copies printed on Vélin d’Artches. – Monod I, 2686 – A fine copy of this monumental Christian epic, published during the German occupation of France. R. Serres created 47 elaborate colour etchings for this work, capturing the dramatic and religious scenes of the epic in an elegant, neoclassical aesthetic. – (Erotic) bookplate on the inside cover. Red, hand-bound half-leather volumes, currently bound in five bands with ribbing, gold fillets, marbled paper covers, and gold-edged tops; original covers intact (one lower headband has a small scuff mark). A fine copy of this monumental Christian epic, published during the German occupation of France. R. Serres created 47 elaborate colour etchings for the volume, capturing the epic’s dramatic and religious scenes in an elegant, neoclassical style. – (Erotic) bookplate on the inside cover. This lot is subject to standard tax. A 24.95% buyer’s premium is payable on the hammer price, and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offset Prints, Photographs) is payable on the final invoice amount within the European Union. This lot is subject to the standard tax regime. A 24.95% buyer’s premium applies to the hammer price, and 7% (books and art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints and photographs) applies to the final invoice amount within the European Union.
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About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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