Bergé’s Books, the Last Act: Woolf and Genet

Result EUR287,709

Published on 21 July 2022, by Christophe Provot

Auction on 06 July 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) - 21, avenue Kléber - 75016 Paris

It took six sales to disperse the contents of Pierre Bergé's 1,642-volume library. The greatest names in 19^th and 20^th-century literature were represented in the final act, from François-Paul Alibert to Virginia Woolf.

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), Mrs. Dalloway, original 1925 edition, in octavo 293 pages,... Bergé’s Books, the Last Act: Woolf and Genet

Virginia Woolf (1882-1941), Mrs. Dalloway, original 1925 edition, in octavo 293 pages, publisher's burgundy cloth boards, illustrated dust jacket, black morocco spine folder and case by Devauchelle.
Result: €287,709

“I have read and loved all the books I am parting with today, and if I am saying goodbye to them, it is because I am worried about what will become of them after my death”, wrote Pierre Bergé (1930-2017) in the foreword to the catalog of the first sale of his library on December 11, 2015. “Despite…

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