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939 - Chimot, Éduard
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Chimot, Éduard Barbusse, Henri L'Enfer. Definitive edition. With an original drawing and 24 original etchings, each in three states of printing, by Édouard Chimot. Paris, Michel, 1921. 3 leaves (2 text, drawing), unnumbered pp. 1–4 (half-title, justification, title page), pp. 5–198, 2 leaves (printing proofs, 1 text) 4°. Contemporary red half-maroquin binding with corners, on 4 raised bands with a gold-stamped title on the spine in the second of 6 compartments divided by gold-stamped geometric ornamentation; the covers feature gold-stamped filets along the leather edge and, like the endpapers (covered), featuring multicoloured paper marbled by hand, gold-edged top and ribbon bookmark (minimally bumped at the corners and edges). One of 17 numbered copies of the deluxe edition on Japon Impérial (total print run 432 and 10 h.c.) – Monod I, 980. - Carteret IV, 59. - A superbly preserved copy from the second of five batches of the first illustrated edition, featuring Chimot’s morbidly lascivious etchings with sharp edges and deep black tones. Each plate is bound with a small silk cover printed with the title in red. According to the printer’s note, the plates were destroyed after the edition was produced. – A well-preserved copy in an attractive binding, with the original paperback cover bound in. One of 17 numbered copies of the special edition on Imperial Japan (total print run 432 and 10 h.c.), lavishly illustrated with an original drawing and 24 original etchings, each in all 3 states. Bound in contemporary red half-morocco with corners, on four raised bands with a gilt spine title in the second of six compartments divided by gilt geometric ornamentation. The covers feature gilt fillets along the leather edge and, like the endpapers, multicoloured hand-marbled paper, as well as a gilt top edge and ribbon bookmark (slightly bumped at the corners and edges). - Monod I, 980. - Carteret IV, 59. - A superbly preserved copy from the second of five states of the first illustrated edition, featuring Chimot’s morbidly lascivious etchings, with a burred finish and deep black tones. Each etching is pre-bound with a silk tissue bearing a caption printed in red. According to the printer’s note, the plates were destroyed after printing. - A well-preserved copy in an attractive binding, with the original typographic wrappers bound in. 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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