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Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

945 - Colette, (Sidonie-Gabrielle Claudine)
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Estimate €240 - €360
Description
Colette, (Sidonie-Gabrielle Claudine) Claudine at School. With a lithographed frontispiece by Jean Cocteau, 18 original lithographs by Pierre Lelong and 4 additional lithographs as ‘planches refusées’ – *Claudine à Paris*. With 24 original lithographs by Gabriel Dauchot – *Claudine en ménage*. With 18 original lithographs by Gaston Barret – *Claudine s’en va*. With 24 original lithographs by Grau Sala and 4 additional lithographs as “planches refusées”. A total of 92 lithographs. 4 vols. Paris-Bièvres, Pierre-Jean Mathan for Pierre de Tartas, 1972–73. 4° Blue imitation leather bindings with rich gold and black embossing. Endpapers with moiré silk. In a slipcase. Monod, 3065. – A special copy in memory of the French author Henri Austruy (1871–1940), who disappeared shortly after the Nazi occupation of Paris in June 1940. From 1896 onwards, Willy Colette wrote a series of increasingly successful, mildly erotic novels: *Claudine à l’École*, *Claudine à Paris*, Claudine en Ménage and Claudine s’en va (published between 1900 and 1903; now known in German translation as *Claudine erwacht*, *Claudine in Paris*, *Claudine in der Ehe* and *Claudine geht*) – all containing many autobiographical elements. - In good condition. A fine bibliophile edition. Claudine à l’école. With a lithographed frontispiece by Jean Cocteau and 18 original lithographs by Pierre Lelong and 4 additional lithographs as ‘planches refusées’ – Claudine à Paris. With 24 original lithographs by Gabriel Dauchot – *Claudine en ménage*. With 18 original lithographs by Gaston Barret – *Claudine s’en va*. With 24 original lithographs by Grau Sala and 4 additional lithographs as “planches refusées”. A total of 92 lithographs. 4 vols. Paris-Bièvres, Pierre-Jean Mathan for Pierre de Tartas, 1972–73. 4° Blue leatherette bindings with rich gold and black embossing. Endpapers with moiré silk. In slipcase. A special copy in memory of the French author Henri Austruy (1871–1940), who disappeared shortly after the Nazi occupation of Paris in June 1940. From 1896 onwards, Willy Colette wrote a series of increasingly successful light erotic novels, all containing many autobiographical elements. - Well preserved. A beautiful bibliophile edition.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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