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1326 - Voragine, Jacobus de
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Estimate €600 - €900
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Voragine, Jacobus de The Golden Legend. Translated by H. Piazza. With 82 colour brush lithographs, numerous woodcuts and 3 original monogrammed pencil drawings by Alexandre Lunois. Paris, Boudet, 1896. 4°. 3 leaves, 152 pp., 2 leaves. Contemporary hand-bound black half-maroquin binding (marked: Ch. Meunier) with coloured floral inlays on the spine, gilt edging at the top and marbled endpapers; original plates bound in (slightly rubbed, edges slightly scuffed). One of 150 (GA 210) copies on van Gelder paper, signed by the artist and the translator in the colophon. - Monod 11451 - Carteret IV, 407: “A fine, highly regarded publication. One of the artist’s finest books …”. - A magnificently illustrated work on medieval legends of the saints, featuring scenes imbued with sun-drenched, oriental charm; our copy includes 3 original drawings, bound by Charles Meunier with decorative floral Art Nouveau inlays on the spine. - The reverse of the title page and the final pages are slightly stained, with some slight transfer from the lithographs on the opposite page. A special copy containing 82 colour brush lithographs, numerous woodcuts, and 3 original monogrammed pencil drawings by Alexandre Lunois. Hand-bound in black half-maroquin of the period (signed: Ch. Meunier) with coloured floral inlays on the spine, gilt edges and marbled endpapers; original covers bound in (slightly rubbed, edges slightly scuffed). - A magnificently illustrated volume of medieval legends of the saints, featuring scenes with a sun-drenched, oriental charm; our copy includes 3 original drawings and is bound by Charles Meunier with decorative floral Art Nouveau inlays on the spine. - The back of the title page and the last few pages are slightly stained, with some slight transfer from the lithograph on the opposite page. 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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