Modern illustrated books – a collection by an amateur bookbinder

July 3rd, 2026 at 2:00 PM
75006 Paris - France

General informations
Sale location
Fees and conditions
Exposures

Featured lots by the auctions House:

the front cover of a book with an orange and black title
a picture of a book with a picture of a woman and a child
the back cover of a book with an image of a man in a suit
the front cover of a book with a drawing of a man and a woman
Terms of sale
EXHIBITIONS Thursday 2 July, 11.00–18.00 Friday 3 July, 11.00–12.00 Telephone number during the exhibition and sale: +33 (0)1 42 22 04 17 __ AUCTIONEER Julien REMAUT +33 (0)1 47 70 69 06 [email protected] APPRAISAL FIRM Cabinet Le Prince Ms Aude de Sèvedavy Assisted by Ms Razan Zeinelabidine
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Sale commission: 30 % incl. taxes for voluntary sales

Nature of the sale
Pictures credits: Contact the Auction House
Contact:
Julien Remaut
01 47 70 69 06
[email protected]
Operator: Gros & Delettrez

Sale commission: 30 % incl. taxes for voluntary sales

Internet fees: 1.5% excluding VAT of the hammer price for judicial sales, 1.5% excluding VAT for voluntary sales or €60 excluding VAT per vehicle. No additional fees will be applied on charity auction lots.

Adjudication: As the Live auction report is not binding, the winning bids are confirmed after the sale by the auctioneer.

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Legal notice for voluntary sales: Gros & Delettrez Declaration date or accreditation number: 2002-228 Intra-Community VAT: FR89326766383

Exposures:

2 Rue de Bérite, 75006 Paris, France

July 2nd, 2026 from 11:00 AM to 6:00 PM
July 3rd, 2026 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM
Lot no. 1
ARISTOPHANES Lysistrata Editions Georges Briffaut, 1928 Free…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 2
Aspects of Mistral One of 589 copies printed on pure Lafuma …
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 3
BAINVILLE, Jacques *La tasse de Saxe* Editions Les cahiers v…
Val.: €50 - €80
Lot no. 4
BALZAC, Honoré de The Venial Sin Published by René Kieffer, …
Val.: €200 - €300
Lot no. 5
BANVILLE, Théodore de *Les princesses* Published by Librairi…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 6
BARBEY D'AUREVILLY, Jean An Old Mistress Carteret, 1927.
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 7
BARDET, Vincent The Warrior’s Path Les Bibliophiles de Franc…
Val.: €600 - €800
Lot no. 8
BERGE, François Le Havre Emile Paul Frères, 1929 Frontispiec…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 9
BERTRAND, Aloysius The Night and Its Charms Les Impétinents,…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 10
BERTRAND, Louis Louis XIV Editions Plon, 1924 Includes black…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 11
BLANC, Louis A History of Ten Years. Sixth edition
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 12
BLUM, Léon Le sopha Published by Le Vasseur & Cie, 1935, ill…
Val.: €650 - €750
Lot no. 13
BLUM, Léon Memoirs of the Affair. Gallimard NRF, 1935, 180-p…
Val.: €180 - €200
Lot no. 14
BOCCACE Tales of Boccage. Le Vasseur, 1931.
Val.: €600 - €800
Lot no. 15
BOVE, Emmanuel My Friends Emile Paul, 1927 Illustrated with …
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 16
BOYLESVE, René A Lesson in Love in a Park [with] Another Les…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 17
BRETON, Jean and GUANSE, Antoni *Fouette* Editions Saint Ger…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 18
BROUET, Auguste Catalogue of his engravings Gaston Boutitie,…
Val.: €100 - €200
Lot no. 19
BRY, Henri From Tapioca to Grandmother Dobrovna, 1948 Illust…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 20
BUFFON, Georges-Louis LECLERC DE Natural Histories André Gon…
Val.: €150 - €200
Lot no. 21
CARCO, Francis Days and Nights Editions Textes Prétextes, 19…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 22
CARLEGES, SOULAGES, Gabriel Graffiti d’amour Paris, Mornay, …
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 23
The 150th Anniversary of the Legion of Honour Pierre de Tart…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 24
CHAMPSAUR, Félicien The Sower of Love Editions Fasquelle, 19…
Val.: €800 - €1,000
Lot no. 25
CHAR, René Leaves of Hypnos Botteghe Oscure XIV, 1954 One of…
Val.: €550 - €650
Lot no. 26
CHAR, René *Pour nous Rimbaud* GLM, 1956 One of 75 copies pr…
Val.: €400 - €600
Lot no. 27
CHAR, René Faire du chemin avec Avignon, Grande Chapelle, Pa…
Val.: €200 - €300
Lot no. 28
CHARAY, Jean Aubenas-sur-Ardèche Librairie Intercontinentale…
Val.: €200 - €300
Lot no. 29
CHATEAUBRIAND, François-René de The Embassy in Rome La Tradi…
Val.: €300 - €500
Lot no. 30
CHATEAUBRIAND, François-René de Atala Editions de la Maison …
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 31
CHATEAUBRIANT, Alphonse de Monsieur de Lourdines Editions Cy…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 32
Chinon, Visions of the Past Albert Arrault, 1935 Illustrated…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 33
CYRANO DE BERGERAC, Savinien A Journey to the Moon Editions …
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 34
DAUDET, Alphonse Letters from My Mill Editions Portal & Cie,…
Val.: €800 - €1,000
Lot no. 35
DAUDET, Alphonse Letters from My Windmill Henri Cyral, 1926 …
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 36
DAUDET, Alphonse Monday Tales Henri Cyral, 1930 One of 965 c…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 37
DESNOS, Robert Rue de la Gaiete: A Journey through Burgundy …
Val.: €60 - €80
Lot no. 38
DEULIN, Charles Tales of a Beer Drinker Editions Portal & Ci…
Val.: €180 - €200
Lot no. 39
DEVAL, Jacques Marie Galante Editions Cercle Grolier, 1954.
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 40
DICKENS, Charles The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club …
Val.: €60 - €80
Lot no. 41
DIDEROT Supplement to Bougainville’s Voyage NRF Editions 192…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 42
DORGELES, Roland Les croix de bois Editions du Livre Monte-C…
Val.: €100 - €150
Lot no. 43
DOUCET, Jérôme The Great Sorrow of the Seven Artists Edition…
Val.: €180 - €200
Lot no. 44
DUHAMEL, Georges The Prince of Jaffar René Kieffer, 1926 One…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 45
DULAC, Jean Behind the Scenes of Half a Century Published at…
Val.: €200 - €300
Lot no. 46
In Praise of François Desnoyers
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 47
ERCKMANN CHATRIAN The Story of a Conscript from 1813 [with] …
Val.: €200 - €300
Lot no. 47 - b
ERCKMANN-CHATRIAN Madame Thérèse Published by L.
Val.: €180 - €200
Lot no. 48
An exhibition of youth as seen by French and foreign masters…
Val.: €850 - €1,000
Lot no. 49
FERRARI, J History of the Revolutions in Italy Paris, Didier…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 50
FOUREST, Georges *La négresse blonde* José Corti Publishers,…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 51
FRANCE, Anatole *Saintes Oliveries* and *Liberette* Illustra…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 52
FRANCE, Anatole *Sur la pierre blanche* Editions la connaiss…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 53
FROMENTIN, Eugène A Year in the Sahel Michel Lévy, 1859 Firs…
Val.: €150 - €200
Lot no. 54
FROMENTIN, Eugène Dominique Editions de la Maison Française,…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 55
GAUTIER, Théophile The Mummy’s Tale Editions Portal & Cie, 1…
Val.: €100 - €150
Lot no. 56
GIDE, André The Vatican Cellars NRF Editions, 1929 Illustrat…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 57
GINESTE, Henri A Vision of Another World Small folio, printe…
Val.: €100 - €200
Lot no. 58
GIONO, Jean *Colline* Editions Grasset, 1929.
Val.: €700 - €900
Lot no. 59
GIONO, Jean Le haut pays Les Heures Claires, 1965.
Val.: €200 - €300
Lot no. 60
GIRARD, Joseph Avignon F. Detaille, 1930 Numerous figures ba…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 61
GIRAUDOUX, Jean Sodom and Gomorrah Editions Grasset, 1943 Il…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 62
GODARD D'AUCOURT Turkish Memoirs Glomeau, 1927 Illustrated i…
Val.: €150 - €200
Lot no. 63
GOGOL, Nicolas Tarass Boulba Les Emeraudes, 1949 One of the …
Val.: €50 - €80
Lot no. 64
GOSSET, Léon Old Hotels of Paris Henri Colas, 1945 Illustrat…
Val.: €100 - €150
Lot no. 65
GRANCHER, Marcel E. *Lyon la cendrée* Published by the autho…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 66
HENRIOT, Emile Images of the Île-de-France Les Heures Claire…
Val.: €180 - €200
Lot no. 67
HESSE, Raymond Riquet à la houppe Mornay, 1923 Illustrated i…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 68
HUGO, Victor The Hunchback of Notre-Dame Editions Le Vasseur…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 69
BAUDELAIRE, Charles Poems Editions du Rocher, Monaco, 1944 I…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 70
JOLINON, J Marie Bourgogne Didier & Richard, 1931 One of 214…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 71
JOUGLET, René Lille Editions Emile Paul Frères, 1926 A lovel…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 72
The Beautiful Woman Without a Blouse, or Eve Resurrected At …
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 73
LA BRUYERE, Jean de *Les Caractères* André Vial, 1951 One of…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 74
The Song of the Nibelungs Editions Pot cassé, 1944 Illustrat…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 75
LA FONTAINE, Jean de Tales and Short Stories Editions Du Mou…
Val.: €150 - €200
Lot no. 76
LACEPEDE, Count of Natural History Paris, Jouvet & Cie, 1881…
Val.: €150 - €200
Lot no. 77
Madame de LAFAYETTE The Princess of Clèves François Salvat, …
Val.: €50 - €80
Lot no. 78
LARRAGOITI, A.S. de Pierre’s Chest G.
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 79
LASSERRE, Henri Notre-Dame de Lourdes Sanard and Derangeon, …
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 80
LAWRENCE, D.H. Lady Chatterley Editions Deux Rives 1959 Illu…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 81
LE VERRIER DE LA CONTERIE The School of Hound Hunting Editio…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 82
LEMAOUT-DECAISNE General Treatise on Botany Paris, Firmin-Di…
Val.: €30 - €400
Lot no. 83
Julie’s Missteps ERYX Publishers, 1932 Illustrated with 21 w…
Val.: €100 - €200
Lot no. 84
LEVINSON, André Dance Published by Duchartre and van Buggenh…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 85
LONGUS Daphnis and Chloe Editions Du Livre, Monte Carlo 1946…
Val.: €150 - €200
Lot no. 86
LONGUS The Pastorals of Longus, or Daphnis and Chloe. Transl…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 87
LOTI, Pierre Aziyadé André Plicque, 1928 Illustrated with wa…
Val.: €2,000 - €3,000
Lot no. 88
LOTI, Pierre Madame Prune’s Third Youth Editions Devambez, 1…
Val.: €300 - €400
Lot no. 89
LOUYS, Pierre The Woman and the Puppet La bonne compagnie, 1…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 90
LOUYS, Pierre The Adventures of King Pausole Published by H.
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 91
LOUYS, Pierre The Songs of Bilitis Editions H.
Val.: €180 - €220
Lot no. 92
LOUYS, Pierre Toinon Published by Les Pensionnaires et les s…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 93
M. BUTOR Victor Hugo écartelé Matassaro, 1984 One of 75 copi…
Val.: €1,000 - €2,000
Lot no. 94
MAC ORLAN, Pierre Surprising Faces of Paris Editions Vialeta…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 96
MALRAUX, André Hope NRF, 1948 Hardback copy on vellum, parti…
Val.: €180 - €200
Lot no. 97
MARAN, René *Le livre de la brousse* Au moulin de Pen-Mur, 1…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 98
MAUROIS, André Rouen Le Livre Publishing Company, 1929 Illus…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 99
MAURON, Marie Provence, Land of the Gods H.
Val.: €180 - €200
Lot no. 100
MERIMEE, Prosper The Souls in Purgatory Editions Littéraires…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 101
MILLER, Henry Tropic of Cancer Deux rives, 1947 One of 750 c…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 102
Mireille G. RAOULT Publishers An illustrated edition of 50 c…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 103
MISTRAL, Frédéric Mireio Albin Michel, 1949 Illustrated with…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 104
MONTEL, Jean-Claude The Birth of Venus Fondation Royaumont, …
Val.: €180 - €200
Lot no. 105
MONTESQUIEU Persian Letters Editions littéraires de France, …
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 106
MONTESQUIEU, Albert de Travels Editions G.
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 107
MONTHERLANT, Henri de Men & Bulls At the expense of a collec…
Val.: €180 - €200
Lot no. 108
MONTHERLANT, Henri de Sous les drapeaux morts Editions du Ca…
Val.: €120 - €150
Lot no. 109
MONTORGUEIL, Georges Life in Montmartre Published by G. Boud…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 110
MORIN, Louis Les dimanches parisiens Paris, L.
Val.: €500 - €600
Lot no. 111
MUSSET, Alfred de The Confession of a Child of the Century E…
Val.: €180 - €200
Lot no. 112
MUSSET, Alfred de Comedies and Proverbs Published by Levasse…
Val.: €60 - €80
Lot no. 113
NEMIROVSKY, Irène Le bal Editions Grasset, 1930 One of the p…
Val.: €180 - €200
Lot no. 114
NODIER, Charles The Fairy of the Crumbs Published by Edition…
Val.: €800 - €1,000
Lot no. 115
OZANAM, A.F. *Les Fioretti* Published by Henri Colas, 1955 I…
Val.: €50 - €80
Lot no. 116
PLANES BURGADE, Georges Bordeaux Raymond Picquot, 1934 Non-c…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 117
POUSSARD, Pierre The Book of Job G.
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 118
PREVOST, the Abbé Manon Lescaut Editions La Méridienne, 1934…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 119
RAMUZ, C.F. Derborence Bordas, 1944 One of 500 copies printe…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 120
REAGE, Pauline The Story of O Compagnie des Bibliophiles, 19…
Val.: €300 - €400
Lot no. 121
RICHEPIN, Jean *La chanson des gueux* Editions Pierre de Tar…
Val.: €180 - €220
Lot no. 122
RIMBAUD, Arthur Illuminations Les Bibliophiles de Provence, …
Val.: €100 - €200
Lot no. 123
ROLLIN, Louis Horizons Editions du Moustié, 1945 Illustrated…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 124
ROMAINS, Jules Les copains Editions Hippocrate et ses amis, …
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 125
ROUSSEAU, Jean-Jacques *The Confessions* Published by Librai…
Val.: €100 - €200
Lot no. 126
ROY, Bernard The Adventurous Life of Marshal de Tourville G.
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 127
SADE, Marquis de Ernestine Jean Fort, 1926 One of 500 copies…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 128
SANDOZ, Maurice The House Without Windows Pierre Seghers, 19…
Val.: €150 - €250
Lot no. 129
LYAUTEY, Marshal Letters from Tonkin Editions Nationales, 19…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 130
SCHLUMBERGER, Gustave The Byzantine Epic at the End of the 1…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 131
SEROUYA, Henri Kabbalah Grasset, 1947 Illustrated in black Q…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 132
SIMENON, Georges I Remember Presses de la Cité, 1945 One of …
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 133
STENDHAL The Charterhouse of Parma Henri Cyral, 1926 Illustr…
Val.: €50 - €80
Lot no. 134
TAGORE, Rabindranath The Lyric Offering Marcel Lubineau, 195…
Val.: €900 - €1,200
Lot no. 135
THARAUD, J and J The Night in Fez Published by Ernest Flamma…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 136
TILLIER, Claude My Uncle Benjamin One of 950 copies printed …
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 137
TOLSTOY, Alexis Prince Serebriany Le Carrefour, 1946.
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 138
TOUCHET. GUITRY, Sacha One evening when one is alone...
Val.: €1,000 - €1,200
Lot no. 140
UZANNE, Octave Art in the Interior Design of Books Published…
Val.: €150 - €200
Lot no. 141
VALERY, Paul Eupalinos Les Bibliophiles de l’Automobile-Club…
Val.: €150 - €200
Lot no. 142
VAUDOYER, Jean-Louis *Les papiers de Cléonthe* *Aux horizons…
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 143
VERCEL, Roger Off the Coast of Eden Editions H.
Val.: €60 - €80
Lot no. 144
VERCEL, Roger At Victor Hugo’s, by a passer-by. Cadart and L…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 145
VERHAEREN, Emile Belle Chair Pierre de Tartas, 1964 One of t…
Val.: €180 - €200
Lot no. 146
VERLAINE, Paul Tender Poems Editions Imprimerie Nationale, 1…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 147
VERLAINE, Paul Sagesse Illustrated with drypoint engravings …
Val.: €200 - €300
Lot no. 148
VERNE, Jules From the Earth to the Moon Paris Brievres, 1964…
Val.: €100 - €200
Lot no. 149
VILLEFOSSE, Héron de The Bohemian Epic At the Expense of an …
Val.: €30 - €50
Lot no. 150
VILLON, François *Les Lais* *Le testament* Editions de la Ma…
Val.: €80 - €100
Lot no. 151
YOURCENAR, Marguerite Acceptance speech by Ms Marguerite You…
Val.: €200 - €300
Lot no. 152
ZOLA, Émile Work Published by Bibliothèque Charpentier, 1901…
Val.: €500 - €700
Lot no. 153
ALBUM AMICORUM. (Brittany, Loire Valley), (c. 1900–1925).
Val.: €50 - €60