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an open book with a picture of a man and a woman on it
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Estimate €700 - €800
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Nielsen, Kay Pilon, Edmond To the East of the Sun and to the West of the Moon. Ancient Tales of the North. Collected by Edmond Pilon and illustrated by Kay Nielsen. With 23 colour plates, hand-mounted, and numerous illustrations within the text. Paris, H. Piazza, (1919). 4°. 5 leaves, 125 pp. Hand-bound in full vellum with gold-embossed fillets on the covers, fillets on the inner edges, gold-embossed title and gold-edged head (slightly stained, cover slightly warped). One of 1,500 numbered copies. – Carteret V, 157 – French edition of Kay Nielsen’s masterpiece, a collection of Scandinavian folk tales. The colour plates and pen-and-ink drawings contained therein are still regarded today as milestones in the art of bookmaking. Nielsen’s style was radically modern for its time, a fusion of Art Nouveau and Japanese woodblock prints. - A further colour plate by the artist from another illustrated work is included. Hand-bound in full parchment with gold-embossed cover fillets, inner edge fillets, a gold-embossed title, and a gold-edged top (slightly stained, covers slightly warped). - One of 1,500 numbered copies. - Carteret V, 157 - French edition of Kay Nielsen’s masterpiece, a collection of Scandinavian folk tales. The colour plates and pen-and-ink drawings it contains are still regarded as milestones in the art of book design. Nielsen’s style was radically modern for its time, a fusion of Art Nouveau and Japanese woodblock prints. - Another colour plate by the artist from a different illustrated work is included. 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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