FR EN
1 / 3
an open book with a picture of a man and a woman sitting on a couchan open book with a drawing of a woman in a dressa pair of blue and gold book covers with gold trimming
Premium Jeschke Jádi Auctions Berlin

1127 - Mérimée, Prosper
See original version (German)

Estimate €500 - €750
Sale commission
Description
Mérimée, Prosper *La Double Méprise*. Blue chagrin leather binding with gold-stamped title on the spine, gilt edges, and gold-stamped fillets and ornamental frame, as well as rich gilt inner edges and a pink silk endpaper, signed Chambolle-Duru. In a half-leather slipcase. With 19 colour illustrations based on watercolours by Bertrand. Paris, L. Conquer, 1902. 2 leaves, 116 pp., 2 leaves in 4° format. (Spine sun-faded, slipcase scuffed). One of 50 numbered copies (GA 150). - Monod 8088. - With two bookplates, one by Marcel Gambier. - Masterful binding by the French bookbinding duo of René Victor Chambolle and Hippolyte Duru. - Bound with the original paperback. Minimally stained, generally well preserved with fine illustrations. Blue chagrin leather with gold-stamped title, gilt edges and gold-stamped fillets and ornamental frame, as well as rich gilt interior edges and pink silk endpapers, signed Chambolle-Duru. In a half-leather slipcase. With 19 colour illustrations based on watercolours by Bertrand. (Spine sun-faded, slipcase rubbed). - One of 50 numbered copies (GA 150). - Monod 8088. - With two bookplates, one by Marcel Gambier. - Masterful binding by the French bookbinding duo René Victor Chambolle and Hippolyte Duru. - Bound with the original brochure. Minimal staining; overall in good condition with beautiful illustrations.
See original version (German)
Auto-translation. Refer to original language for legal validity.
About the sale Valuable books, prints, historical photographs
Auction location
Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
You may also like