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a book with a picture of a man and a woman walking down a hallwaya black leather bible with gold lettering on it
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Estimate €600 - €800
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Vercel, Roger Remorques. With 30 colour lithographs, mostly full-page. No place (Paris), Les Bibliophiles de France, undated (1957). 243 pp., 2 leaves, 4°. Dark blue morocco with gold-stamped title on the spine, with an inner mirror and endpapers in veneer, in half-leather. Comes with a slipcase featuring a veneer inlay and a further lined slipcase in veneer. With deckle edges and gilt head. Dust jacket bound in. Signed: Lucie Weill. (Minor scuffing). One of 120 copies of the special edition on Rives paper. – Copy for Lucie Weill. - The maritime theme of Vercel’s novel was brought to life by the Vietnamese-born French painter René Genis in 30 vibrantly coloured lithographs. The matching deep-blue morocco binding was created by the Parisian bookseller, gallery owner and publisher Lucie Weill. Together with the veneer wood panels, this ties in thematically with the book’s subject matter. She worked as a bookbinder until 1978. - Minimal transfer marks from the lithographs. Some foxing along the edges. With richly coloured lithographs. Overall, a very well-preserved copy with a magnificent binding. With 30 mostly full-page colour lithographs. Dark blue morocco with gilt-stamped spine title, featuring an inner mirror and endpapers of veneer, in a half-leather chemise with veneer inlay and a further lined slipcase of veneer. With deckle edge and gilt head edge. Original paper cover bound in. Signed: Lucie Weill. (Minimally bumped.) – One of 120 copies of the special edition on Rives paper. - Copy for Lucie Weill. - The maritime theme of Vercel’s novel was brought to life by the Vietnamese-born French painter René Genis in 30 intensely coloured lithographs. The matching deep blue morocco binding was designed by the Parisian bookseller, gallery owner and publisher Lucie Weill. Together with the veneered wood panels, it complements the book’s theme. She worked as a bookbinder until 1978. - Minimal wear to the lithographs. Foxing along the edge. With colourful lithographs. Overall, a very well-preserved copy with a splendid binding.
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Auction time 10/24/2026 at 10:00 AM
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