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Auction 13 September 2021 Ancient and modern books: literature and drama - Bruxelles

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Ancient and modern books: literature and drama

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Ancient and modern books: literature and drama

Lot n° 1

Illustrés modernes, littérature médiévale. 5 ouvrages.

- La Châtelaine de Vergy. A 13th century tale published and translated by Joseph Bédier. Paris, L'Edition d'art H. Piazza, 1927. 19 x 13 cm, 115-5 pp. Paperback, publisher's cover. 1/310 copies on Rives laid paper. Banners and ornaments drawn by Pierre...

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Lot n° 2

FALKE, COLLOT, HEMARD... 4 ouvrages illustrés.

- DORGELES Roland. The Awakening of the Dead. Illustrated by Pierre Falké. Paris, Editions Mornay, 1924. 25,5 x 19 cm, 6-256-4 p. + h.-t. plates. Paperback, publisher's cover. 1/884 numbered copies on Rives vellum, illustrated with in-text compositions...

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Lot n° 3

PICART LE DOUX. DUHAMEL. VITS. Le Prince Jaffar. Avec trois autres ouvrages.

DUHAMEL Georges. Prince Jaffar. Decorated with coloured woodcuts and illustrated with Tunisian sketches by Picart le Doux. Paris, René Kieffer, 1926. 24 x 19 cm, 251-3 pp. Bound in half fawn morocco with corners set with a cold fillet, spine with 4...

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Lot n° 4

RILKE - FLAUBERT. 5 ouvrages illustrés.

- FLAUBERT Gustave. Un coeur simple. Illustrated with twenty-three compositions by Emile Adnan engraved with etching by Champollion. Preface by A. de Claye. Paris, Librairie des amateurs, A. Ferroud, 1894. 24,5 x 16 cm, 4-XVIII-2-79-3 p., ff. of plates....

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Lot n° 5

MOLIERE. BRUYER. SCHMIED. Deux ouvrages illustrés.

- MOLIERE. Works. Drawings by G. Bruyer. Paris, G. Crès et Cie, Collection des grands livres n° 3, 1924. 28 x 20,5 cm, 753-5 + 778-4 p. 2 vols. paperback, ill. covers, partly uncut. Edition in two volumes illustrated with drawings by Bruyer engraved...

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Lot n° 6

LEMARIE. Les Quinze Joyes de mariage.

The Fifteen Wedding Joys. Images by Henry Lemarié. Paris, Editions du Rameau d'or, Paul Cotinaud, s.d. 19,5 x 12,5 cm, 4-161-3 p. On ff. in illustrated cover, folder and slipcase. 1/720 numbered copies on pur fil, hand-coloured compositions by Beaufumé. Very...

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Lot n° 7

MINARTZ. FLAMENT. Fauteuils et couloirs.

FLAMENT Albert (Sparklet). Armchairs and corridors. Etchings by Minartz. Paris, Printed for Henri Beraldi, 1906. 34 x 24,5 cm, 4-69-3 p., pl. ff. in ff. with printed cover, folder and slipcase. Edition illustrated with 21 etchings by Minartz (20 hors-texte...

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Lot n° 8

RENAUCOURT. CROISSET. La Féérie cinghalaise.

CROISSET Francis de. The Sinhalese Fairyland. Ceylon with the English. Coloured wood and hors-texte by Henry de Renaucourt. Paris, Ph. Montchanin, 1928. 24,5 x 19,5 cm, 6-292-4 p., ff. of plates. Paperback, ed. print cover, folder and slipcase. 1/300...

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Lot n° 9

LACRETELLE. HUGO. Deux coeurs simples. Avec 3 autres ouvrages illustrés.

LACRETELLE Jacques de. Two simple hearts. Original lithographs by Valentine Hugo. Geneva, Gérald Cramer, 1947. 28,5 x 23 cm, 192-4 p. On ff. in publisher's printed cover, folder and slipcase. First edition of the text and lithographs, 1/320 numbered...

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Lot n° 10

SHAKESPEARE. 5 ouvrages.

- Shakespeare's Comedy of As You Like It. With preface, glossary &c. by Israel Gollancz. London, J.M. Dent and Co, Aldine House, MDCCCXCVIII 1898. 13.5 x 10.5 cm, XIV-143-1 pp. Softbound and stamped with Shakespeare's coat of arms, repeated on the back...

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Lot n° 11

CAILLARD, LEROY, CARLEGLE... 5 ouvrages illustrés.

- CARCO Francis. Mortefontaine. Nervalian suite. Drypoints by Christian Caillard. Lyon, Cercle lyonnais du livre, 1950. 28,5 x 22,5 cm, in ff, ed. cover, folder and slipcase. Final edition, 1/130 numbered and nominative copies on vellum pur fil du...

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Lot n° 12

BAUDELAIRE. 3 ouvrages.

- BAUDELAIRE Charles. Les Fleurs du mal. Edition published on the originals by Ad. van Bever. Portrait of the author engraved on wood by G. Aubert. Paris, Editions G. Crès et Cie, Collection Les Grands textes n° 2, MCMXXIII 1923. 30 x 24.5 cm, paperback,...

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Lot n° 13

Mille et une nuits. 3 ouvrages.

- The Book of a Thousand and One Nights. Complete literal translation of the Arabic text by Dr. J. C. Mardrus. Complete edition in six volumes. Brussels, Editions La Boétie, 1947. 20 x 14 cm, 6 vol. stapled, covers printed in the publisher's hand. Covers...

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Lot n° 14

HEINE. MORAND. RACINE. Trois ouvrages reliés.

- HEINE Henri. Florentine Nights. Translation by André Coeuroy. Illustrations by Grigory Gluckmann. Paris, J. Schiffrin et Cie, Editions de la Pléiade, 1925. 25 x 19 cm, 158-4 pp. Bound in dark green half-maroquin with corners set with a double cold...

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Lot n° 15

DARAGNES, SIMEON, DE PAUW... 6 ouvrages illustrés.

- MAC ORLAN Pierre. Aboard the Etoile Maturine. With original woodcuts by Daragnès. Paris, Editions Georges Crès et Cie, 1920. 25 x 19,5 cm, paperback, publisher's cover. 1/1100 copies on vellum pur fil des papeteries Lafuma. Cover faded, several...

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Lot n° 16

CHAMPSAUR, ROSNY, LARBAUD. Trois ouvrages reliés.

- CHAMPSAUR Félicien. Le Bandeau. Paris, La Renaissance du livre, Ed. Mignot, s.d. 1916. 21 x 14 cm, 6-XVI-358 pp. Bound in black half-chagrin with corners set with a cold fillet, smooth spine with author and title, fillets and fleurons. Covers and...

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Lot n° 17

DRATZ, HEMARD, LABORDE... 5 ouvrages illustrés.

DRATZ Jean. Le Code pénal. Preface by Albert Guislain. Text revised by Jacques Nyns. Brussels, Isy Brachot fils, 1950. 26,5 x 22,5 cm, 243-3 p. + fascicle of 14 p. In ff. with printed cover, folder and slipcase. 1/1200 numbered copies on Rives B.F.K....

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Lot n° 18

VIGNY. DESTREE. LOUYS. 6 ouvrages.

- VIGNY Alfred de. Eloa or The Sister of the Angels. Mystery. Nineteen lithographs by Raphaël Drouart. Paris, Les Editions G. Crès et Cie, MCMXXVIII 1928. 33 x 25,5 cm, n.p. Paperback, ill. cover. 1/95 issue on vellum in the form of Rives. Spine cracked,...

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Lot n° 19

DUHAMEL. THARAUD. 5 ouvrages.

- DUHAMEL Georges. Two men. Lithographs by Berthold Mahn. Paris, Editions G. Crès & Cie, Collection Les Livres modernes, 1926. 25 x 19,5 cm, 2-256-4 p. On ff. in illustrated cover, publisher's slipcase and folder. 1/250 copies on large vellum of Rives....

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Lot n° 20

BOUCHER, LAURENCIN, FRAYE... 5 ouvrages illustrés.

- ARISTOPHANE. The Birds. Comedy. Stage adaptation by Mario Meunier. Illustrations by Lucien Boucher. Paris, Marcel Seuheur, 1928. 25,5 x 20 cm, paperback, ill. cover. 1/900 copies, cover faded with a small crack at the upper jaw, stain on the spine,...

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Lot n° 21

MAETERLINCK. 4 ouvrages en édition originale.

MAETERLINCK Maurice. Four books in first edition on bibliophile vellum. - The life of ants. 1930. - Before the great silence. 1934. - The Shadow of Wings. 1936. - La Grande porte. 1939. Paris, Fasquelle éditeurs, Bibliothèque-Charpentier, dates supra. 19...

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Lot n° 22

MALLET-JORIS. Deux ouvrages en grand papier, dont un avec envoi a.s.

MALLET-JORIS Françoise. Letter to myself. Paris, René Julliard, 1963. 21,5 x 15 cm, paperback, publisher's cover. First edition, 1/60 numbered copies on pur fil du Marais reserved for the Club de l'Edition originale, with an autograph letter signed...

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Lot n° 23

BAZIN. 4 éditions originales en grand papier.

BAZIN Hervé. Four first editions in large paper, the first three at Editions du Seuil, the last at Grasset: - Madame Ex. 1975. 1/200 copies on vellum snow. Uncut. - Un feu dévore un autre feu. 1978. 1/100 copies on Sirène de Sainte-Marie paper. Uncut. -...

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Lot n° 24

ROBLES. TROYAT. 2 éditions originales en grand papier.

ROBLES Emmanuel. Les Rives du fleuve bleu. Paris, Editions du Seuil, 1990. 22 x 15 cm, paperback, publisher's cover. First edition, 1/15 number of the first edition on Lana's Ingres laid paper. With : TROYAT Henri. Toute ma vie sera mensonge. Paris,...

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Lot n° 25

BESSON. Les Braban.

BESSON Patrick. Les Braban. Paris, Albin Michel, 1995. 24 x 15 cm, 374-6 p. Paperback, ed. cover. First edition, 1/20 copies of the first edition on vellum of the Salzer paper mills. Excellent condition.

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Lot n° 26

LABRO. 4 éditions originales en grand papier.

LABRO Philippe. Four first editions in large paper by NRF Gallimard, collection Blanche: - Fifteen years. 1992. 1/40 copies of the first edition on Lafuma ragpaper. - Un début à Paris. 1994. 1/40 copies of the first edition on Lana ragpaper. - La Traversée....

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Lot n° 27

CLAVEL. 9 ouvrages en grand papier.

CLAVEL Bernard. Nine works in large paper published by Albin Michel. Complete cycle of the Northern Kingdoms: - Harricana. 1983. 1/50 ex. num. on vellum pur fil de Rives. - L'Or de la terre. 1984. 1/50 numbered copies on vellum pur fil de Rives. -...

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Lot n° 28

COLETTE. Chéri. Edition originale. Avec 6 autres ouvrages.

COLETTE. Chéri. Paris, Arthème Fayard & Cie, 1920. 21 x 22 cm, 251-3 pp. Paperback, publisher's cover. First edition, 1/175 numbered copies on Hollande, copy with all margins. Cover faded and frayed, tears at the foot of the spine and on the back...

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Lot n° 29

MAUROIS. 6 ouvrages dont deux en édition originale.

MAUROIS André. La Machine à lire les pensées. Paris, NRF, Gallimard, 1937. 19 x 12,5 cm, bound, dark blue half-chagrin with corners, spine with 4 nerves with gilt author and title, gilt head, cover and spine cons. First edition, 1/650 numbered copies...

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Lot n° 30

Littérature illustrée. 5 ouvrages.

- MONNET Henri. Les Ironiques illustrated by Georges Butteau. Paris, Editions Malesherbes, 1948. 22,5 x 17,5 cm, paperback. First edition, 1/475 copies numbered. Cover faded and spotted with a small lack in the margin of the 1st plate, very good condition...

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Lot n° 31

Littérature illustrée. 5 ouvrages.

- BOUFFLERS Stanislas de. Aline Queen of Golconde. Illustrated with fourteen compositions by Léon Galand engraved with etching by A. Delzers. Preface by Camille Mauclair. Paris, Librairie des Amateurs, A. Ferroud, 1901. 24 x 16 cm, paperback. 1/330...

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Lot n° 32

ALAIN-FOURNIER, DIGNIMONT - DAUDET, COLLOT. 2 ouvrages illustrés.

ALAIN-FOURNIER. Le Grand Meaulnes. Illustrations by Dignimont. Paris, Emile-Paul Frères, 1942. 23,5 x 19 cm, 8-220-8 pp. Paperback. 1/2000 copies on Boucher de Docelles vellum, stencilled. Cover slightly dusty, spine faded. With : DAUDET Alphonse....

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Lot n° 33

BOFA, COLLOT, BOURDIER... 5 ouvrages illustrés.

- HESSE Raymond. Riquet la Houppe and his companions. Preface by Anatole France. Illustrations by Gus Bofa. Paris, Editions Mornay, 1923. 17 x 13 cm, paperback. Cover faded and spotted, interior in very good condition. - BLANCHE Jacques-Emile. Aymeris....

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Lot n° 34

MARTIN, LA FONTAINE. Contes et nouvelles - BAGARRY. Florilège des conteurs galants.

LA FONTAINE Jean de. Contes et nouvelles en vers illustrés par Charles Martin. Paris, Librairie de France, 1930. 28,5 x 23 cm, 2 vols. in paperback. 1/1500 numbered copies on Lafuma paper, complete in two volumes illustrated with 64 hors-texte by Charles...

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Lot n° 35

PICART LE DOUX, HERVIEU, KRISTIANS... 5 ouvrages illustrés.

- VILLON François. The Works of Maistre François Villon. Les Lais - Le Testament - Poésies diverses. Presented in their definitive text by Albert Pauphilet and decorated with woodcuts by Ch. Picart le Doux. Paris, Les Editions Nationales, 1945. 28,5...

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Lot n° 36

Littérature illustrée. 5 ouvrages.

- SILVESTRE Armand. Floréal. Illustrations by Georges Cain. Preface by Jules Claretie. Music by Jules Massenet. Paris, Librairie Charles Delagrave, s.d. 1892. 33 x 26,5 cm, bound in cream half-chagrin with corners set with a gilt fillet, spine with...

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Lot n° 37

MAUPASSANT. Oeuvres illustrées. 5 ouvrages.

MAUPASSANT Guy de. Illustrated works. 5 volumes with numerous compositions by various artists, woodcut by G. Lemoine. Paris, Albin Michel, 1950-1954. 18,5 x 14,5 cm, 5 vol. stapled, covers printed, uncut. - Monsieur Parent. Illustrations by Julian...

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Lot n° 38

MAUPASSANT. Oeuvres illustrées. Complètes en 30 volumes + 1.

MAUPASSANT Guy de. Illustrated works. Paris, Albin Michel, dates div. 18 x 14 cm, 30 vol. bound in the same manner. Complete collection. Good condition, spines a little faded. Joint, from the same: Yvette. Paris, Calmann-Lévy, 1928. Paperback. 1/1850...

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Lot n° 39

GONCOURT. Mademoiselle Clairon. Envoi a.s. Avec deux autres ouvrages.

GONCOURT Edmond de. Mademoiselle Clairon according to her correspondence and the police reports of the time. Paris, G. Charpentier et Cie, 1890. 19 x 12,5 cm, VIII-524 p. Bound in pale blue half-calf with corners set with a double cold fillet, stamped...

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Lot n° 40

GONCOURT. Journal. Vie des frères Goncourt + 1 ouvrage.

GONCOURT Edmond and Jules. Diary. Memoirs of literary life. Foreword by the Académie Goncourt. Full text established and annotated by Robert Ricatte. Monaco, Les Editions de l'Imprimerie Nationale, 1956. 20 x 15,5 cm, 21 vol. stapled, each in a soft...

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Lot n° 41

MARTIN DU GARD. Les Thibault - FRANCE. Oeuvres. 21 ouvrages.

MARTIN DU GARD Roger. The Thibaults. Paris, NRF, Gallimard, divided dates. c. 1940. 19 x 12.5 cm, 11 vols. bound in the same manner, half calf leather, spine with 4 false rings decorated in cold and gilt with green pieces for the author and the title,...

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Lot n° 42

SUE. Les Mystères du peuple.

SUE Eugene. Les Mystères du peuple or History of a family of proletarians through the ages. Brussels and Leipzig, A. Lacroix, Verboeckhoven et Cie, 1864-1865. 22,5 x 15,5 cm, 12 vol. bound in the same way, black half-chagrin, spine with 4 nerves decorated...

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Lot n° 43

Editions de Minuit. Première édition publique : 20 volumes.

First public edition of Editions de Minuit. Paris, Editions de Minuit, 1944. 17 x 12,5 cm, 20 vols. bound in the same manner, half duck calf, smooth spine with long title and letter or star at the end, gilt head, cover and spine cons. Public reissue...

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Lot n° 44

AYME. ZOLA. Cartonnages NRF.

AYME Marcel. Tales and short stories. Thirty-two watercolours by Gus Bofa. Paris, NRF, Gallimard, 1953-1959. 23 x 19 cm, bound in publisher's cardboard from a model by Paul Bonet. Numbered. Without rhodoïd or slipcase. With, in the same collection...

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Lot n° 45

SAINT-EXUPERY. Cartonnage NRF.

SAINT-EXUPERY Antoine de. The Complete Works. Portrait of the author by Jacques Thévenet. 33 watercolours by Legrand, Chapelain-Midy, Fontanarosa, Brayer, Dunoyer de Segonzac, Derain; and the author's drawings and watercolours for Le Petit prince. 1950. Paris,...

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Lot n° 46

CAMUS. SARTRE. MAUROIS. MAC ORLAN. Cartonnages NRF.

CAMUS Albert. Récits et théâtre. Paris, NRF, Gallimard, 1958. 23 x 19 cm, bound in publisher's cardboard from a model by Paul Bonet, case. Without rhodoïd. Cover deteriorated. 32 watercolours by Caillard, Legrand, Tamayo, Clairin, Masson, Pelayo,...

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Lot n° 47

GIONO. CLAUDEL. BERNANOS. Cartonnages NRF.

GIONO Jean. - Romantic chronicles. 1962. Hardcover by Paul Bonet. 32 watercolours by Ciry, Decaris, Fontanarosa, Kelly, Thévenet. Case, without rhodoïd. - Le Bonheur fou. Death of a character. 1965. Hollenstein paperback. With 20 illustrations by...

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Lot n° 48

GIDE. Cartonnages NRF.

GIDE André. - Stories, novels, soties. Edition illustrated with sixty watercolors and gouaches by André Derain, Raoul Dufy, Jean Hugo, van Dongen, Dignimont ... and a portrait of the author by A. Dunoyer de Segonzac. Paris, NRF, Gallimard, 1948. 23...

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Lot n° 49

MALRAUX. Cartonnages NRF.

MALRAUX André. - The Imaginary Museum of World Sculpture. 1952. - Novels. Edition illustrated with thirty-two watercolors and gouaches by Edy Legrand and a portrait by Fontanarosa. 1951. - La Voix du silence. 1951. Paris, NRF, Gallimard, 1951-52. 23...

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Lot n° 50

TOLSTOI. STEINBECK. Cartonnages NRF.

TOLSTOI Leon. La Guerre et la Paix. Paris, NRF, Gallimard, 1960. 23 x 19 cm, 2 bound vol. in publisher's boards after a model by Paul Bonet. Rhodoïds, without slipcase. Edition illustrated with watercolours by Edy Legrand, trans. Henri Mongault. With,...

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