Auction 05 March 2024 Books & Manuscripts - Paris

Bid on the lot list Tajan : 05 March 2024 - Livres & Manuscrits Date début de vente : Mercredi 28 février Date de fin de vente : Mardi 5 mars, passage du lot 1 à 14h Lieu de vente :Online Exposition:Lots visibles sur rendez-vous Directeur du départementAlexia TaicletT. +33 1 53 30 30 84 – <a href="mailto:taiclet-a@tajan.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">taiclet-a@tajan.com</a> Administrateur de ventesChloé KarmiT. +33 1 53 30 30 16 – <a href="mailto:karmi-c@tajan.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">karmi-c@tajan.com</a> Espace Tajan - Paris

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Lot n° 1

APOLLINAIRE (Guillaume). LAS, dated...

APOLLINAIRE (Guillaume). LAS, dated "12 Xbre 1914", addressed to his "old brother". One page in-8, on Grand Bar Parisien de Nîmes letterhead (210 x 270 mm). Bends, tape restorations, framed 302 x 355 mm. "Write me your news. What's become of you? When...

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Lot n° 2

BAUDELAIRE (Charles). LAS, dated...

BAUDELAIRE (Charles). LAS, dated "Mardi 6" (December 1842), addressed to his mother "Madame Aupick, Place Vendôme Paris". One page in-8, folded, postmark repeated. Small angular loss, framed 355 x 300 mm. "Tuesday evening the 6th there will be a lovely...

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Lot n° 3

BEUYS (Joseph) (1921-1986) Autograph...

BEUYS (Joseph) (1921-1986) Autograph in pencil on brown paper sleeve German painter and sculptor. Theorist, anthropologist, professor and politician, Beuys remained above all an artist. He took part in numerous international events, where he astonished...

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Lot n° 4

BOSSUET (Jean-Bénigne) (1627-1704) Sheet...

BOSSUET (Jean-Bénigne) (1627-1704) Sheet of dictation and spelling exercises in the hand of the Dauphin, under the authority of Bossuet, his preceptor (?) In French, one handwritten sheet with corrections, 2 written pages France, 1670s A note on the...

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Lot n° 5

DAUPHINÉ. Acknowledgments for Monsieur...

DAUPHINÉ. Acknowledgments for Monsieur le prieur de St-Symphorien (Rhône) against noble Humbert de la Colombière, king's counselor in the Chambre des comptes du Dauphiné. In French, manuscript on paper. Dauphiné-stamped paper. France, 1692-1693 Humbert...

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Lot n° 6

MILITARIA. GAND (Siege of) Mémoire...

MILITARIA. GAND (Siege of) Mémoire pour le siège de Gand résolu en février 1678. Dispatch written by the late M. le Marquis de Louvois to the late M. le Maréchal d'Humières. In French, manuscript on paper, 20 pp. notebook, last two pages blank. France,...

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Lot n° 7

HERALDIC. ENGLAND. Patent of arms...

HERALDIC. ENGLAND. Patent of arms granted to the Sunning family In Latin and French, illuminated document on parchment England, London, dated 1613 Signed "Guilelmus Segar Garterius principalis Rex armorum". Dimensions: 510 x 325 mm. ATTACHED: Letter addressed...

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Lot n° 8

CHOIR BOOK Folio from an antiphonary...

CHOIR BOOK Folio from an antiphonary or gradual Italy or southern France (?), late 15th century, 49.2 x 33 cm

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Lot n° 9

MANUSCRIT (early 18th c.) - BOULAINVILLERS. Mémoire...

MANUSCRIT (early 18th c.) - BOULAINVILLERS. Mémoire contenant les moyens d'establir le droit d'amortissement des gabelles, et de convertir le revenu des aydes en droit de bouchon, avec les avantages que le Roy et ses sujets en peuvent retirer. Manuscript...

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Lot n° 10

MATHIEU. - QUIGNON-FLEURET (Dominique). Mathieu. Paris,...

MATHIEU. - QUIGNON-FLEURET (Dominique). Mathieu. Paris, Flammarion, 1973. In-4, publisher's ivory percaline and illustrated dust jacket. Catalog enriched with an original drawing signed in felt-tip pen with autograph letter from the artist in red, dated...

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Lot n° 11

MATISSE (Henri) (1869-1954). LAS...

MATISSE (Henri) (1869-1954). LAS from Henri Matisse to "Madame Reinach Cahen-Salvador" about two artists close to him (Annelies Nelck and Vincent de Crozals). Nice, December 25, 1951, 1 page in-8, framed. In it, Matisse praises an artist he admires and...

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Lot n° 12

NOAILLES (Anna de). Souvenir de...

NOAILLES (Anna de). Souvenir de Venise 1907. Autograph poem signed in 18 alexandrines (6 tercets), handwritten on the cover of a Venetian notebook (left blank), in-8, fastened with a leather lace.

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Lot n° 13

INNOCENT XII. NORMANDIE. Papal...

INNOCENT XII. NORMANDIE. Papal Brief from Innocent XII concerning the couple Jean-Baptiste de Carey and Marie-Thérèse du Tertre and their marriage. In Latin, manuscript on parchment Rome, Sainte-Marie-Majeure, September 5, 1692 On the back, mention of...

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Lot n° 14

ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE. RIEZ. LAS...

ALPES DE HAUTE-PROVENCE. RIEZ. LAS from Urbain Patau of Riez to "Noble homme Maitre Claude Margalhany" of Aix-en-Provence, s.d. late 15th or early 16th c., in Occitan. This is a missive letter to the bearer. Urbain Patau states that he has sent three...

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Lot n° 15

RAYNAUD (Théophile) JESUITES Two...

RAYNAUD (Théophile) JESUITES Two autograph letters signed by Théophile Raynaud and addressed to his parents, concerning his religious commitment to the Jesuit Congregation. He asks for his parents' blessing. Born in Sospel, Nice, Théophile Raynaud (1583-1663)...

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Lot n° 16

RENOIR (Auguste). LAS, dated "Saint...

RENOIR (Auguste). LAS, dated "Saint Briac, August 16, 1886", addressed to his "dear friend" Bérard. 2 pp. in-12, folded, torn, stained, small marginal lack, old scotch tape. Very interesting letter in which Renoir gives news of Durand-Ruel, of his work,...

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Lot n° 17

RHETORIQUE. Rethorica data a patre...

RHETORIQUE. Rethorica data a patre Dufrou oratore andegavensis followed by Abrégé des règles de la poésie françoise. In Latin and French, manuscript on paper France, Angers, dated 1752 In-8, 174 pp. preceded and followed by 2 ff. brown speckled calf...

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Lot n° 18

SOMME. LA FALOISE. Two deeds of...

SOMME. LA FALOISE. Two deeds of sale relating to land near La Faloise executed before Guillaume Danois garde des sceaulx des obligacions de la vicomté de Faloise. In French, deeds on parchment France, La Faloise, 1501

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Lot n° 19

BUFFET (Bernard). Saint Cast. Souvenirs...

BUFFET (Bernard). Saint Cast. Souvenirs d'enfance. Aux dépens de l'artiste, 1962. In-folio, leaves, gray cloth cover and folder, publisher's wooden slipcase. A handsome work, illustrated by Bernard Buffet; it opens with Baudelaire's poem, "L'Homme et...

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Lot n° 20

CARRÉ. The Book of a Thousand and...

CARRÉ. The Book of a Thousand and One Nights Literal and complete translation of the Arabic text by Dr. J.-C. Mardrus. Paris, L'Edition d'Art H. Piazza, 1926. 12 vols. in-4, paperback, illustrated covers (publisher's ornate slipcases). Fine edition...

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Lot n° 21

DE LUCA (Giovanni Battista, Cardinal). Theatrum...

DE LUCA (Giovanni Battista, Cardinal). Theatrum veritatis et justitiae sive decisivi discursus per materias seù titulos distincti. Venice, Typographia Balleoniana, 1759. 14 vol. in-folio, marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, multiple tan titles, red tr....

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Lot n° 22

DINE (Jim). The Picture of Dorian...

DINE (Jim). The Picture of Dorian Gray. London, Petersburg Press, 1968. In-folio, purple velvet with silver-stamped title, black silk cloth slipcase (publisher's binding). Reproduction of the typescript with handwritten annotations, accompanied by 12...

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Lot n° 23

ESTIENNE. - Relation officielle...

ESTIENNE. - Relation officielle de la réception de la Délégation du conseil municipal de Paris, aux fêtes fédérales de Prague les 29 et 30 juin 1901. Paris, Imprimerie de l'école municipale Estienne, 1903. In-folio, brown morocco, mosaic decoration on...

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Lot n° 24

FLORIAN. Galatée. Paris, Defer...

FLORIAN. Galatée. Paris, Defer de Maisonneuve, 1793. In-folio, shagreened calf, gilt roulette in frame, smooth spine decorated, red title page, gilt tr. Charming edition, illustrated with 4 color engravings after Monsiau, copper-engraved by Cazenave...

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Lot n° 25

FRANCE (Anatole) Bee Paris, A....

FRANCE (Anatole) Bee Paris, A. Ferroud - F. Ferroud, 1927. In-8, paperback, full margins. Beautiful illustration by Gaston Bussière, his latest work: 27 compositions in black and color. Edition of 500 copies. Numbered copy XII, containing the illustrations...

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Lot n° 26

GIBBON. History of the Decadence...

GIBBON. History of the Decadence and Fall of the Roman Empire. Paris, Maradan, 1795. Translated from the English by M. Septchènes. 18 vol. in-8, marbled calf, cold-stamped fillet, ornate smooth spine, red or fawn title-pieces, and green tomaison (Ep....

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Lot n° 27

HOME Odyssey Translation by Leconte...

HOME Odyssey Translation by Leconte de Lisle. Paris, Ferroud, 1931. In folio, uncropped. Fine illustration by Georges Rochegrosse, etched by Decisy. Edition of 501 copies. One of 20, after the unique copy, containing 3 states of etchings including the...

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Lot n° 28

ILLUSTRÉS. - BERR DE TURIQUE (Marcelle)....

ILLUSTRÉS. - BERR DE TURIQUE (Marcelle). Raoul Dufy. Paris, Librairie Floury, 1930. In-4 paperback, uncut, covers illustrated in color. First edition, profusely illustrated with reproductions of works in black and color. A fine copy of the deluxe edition:...

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Lot n° 29

KEATE (George). Relation des îles...

KEATE (George). Relation des îles Pelew, situées dans la partie occidentale de l'océan Pacifique. Paris, Lejay, Maradan, 1788. 2 vol. in-8, fawn root calf, gilt roulette in frame, smooth spine decorated in gold and cold, red title and green tomaison,...

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Lot n° 30

LA FAYETTE (Madame de). La Princesse...

LA FAYETTE (Madame de). La Princesse de Clèves. Paris, Claude Barbin, 1678. 4 parts in one vol. in-12, (2) ff, 203 pp; 197 pp, (3) pp. privilege; blue morocco, gilt fillets on the edges, brown morocco lining with gilt fillet, blue faille endpapers, marbled...

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Lot n° 31

LOUBAYSSIN DE LA MARCA (Francisco).... Histoire...

LOUBAYSSIN DE LA MARCA (Francisco).... Histoire des cocus. The Hague, 1746. In-8, title and 183 pages, fawn calf, gilt iron at the corners (eagle crushing a snake), ornate smooth spine (Rel. ép.). French first edition. Large stain on first few leaves....

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Lot n° 32

MALLARMÉ (Stéphane). Un coup de...

MALLARMÉ (Stéphane). Un coup de dés jamais n'abolira le hasard. Paris, Les Amateurs du livre et de l'Estampe modernes, 1961. In-folio, leaves, cover illustrated with an original color engraving, publisher's ornate folder and slipcase. Entirely lithographed...

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Lot n° 33

MÉMOIRES de Guy Joli (...), suivis...

MÉMOIRES de Guy Joli (...), suivis d'un mémoire concernant le cardinal de Retz (...) et mémoires de Madame la duchesse de Nemours. Genève, Fabry et Barillot, 1777. 2 vols. in-12, marbled calf, ornate ribbed spine, red and fawn titles, marbled pages (Ep....

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Lot n° 34

MISSALE ROMANUM, ex decreto sacrosancti...

MISSALE ROMANUM, ex decreto sacrosancti concilii Tridentini restitutum. Concilii Tridentini Restitutum... Antwerp, Plantin, Delaroche, 1765. Fort in-folio, brown calf, spine ribbed and decorated (period). Some woodcuts and notated music. Worn binding....

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Lot n° 35

MOLIÈRE. Œuvres. Paris, aux dépens...

MOLIÈRE. Œuvres. Paris, aux dépens des libraires associés, 1786. 8 vol. in-16, havana calf, gilt fillet, ornate smooth spine, marbled tr. Rubbing, spines split, snags to headpieces. Joint: CERVANTES. Histoire de l'admirable Don Quichotte de La Manche....

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Lot n° 36

MONTESQUIEU Lettres persanes Paris,...

MONTESQUIEU Lettres persanes Paris, Éditions de l'Ibis, 1966-1967. 2 vol. in-folio, publisher's binding with Arabic decoration, beige cloth slipcases. 30 hand-colored illustrations by André Hubert. Edition of 1270 copies. One of 270 containing 4 etchings...

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Lot n° 37

MONTPENSIER (Melle de). Mémoires. New...

MONTPENSIER (Melle de). Mémoires. New edition. Amsterdam, J. Wetstein and G. Smith, 1746. 8 vol. in-12, marbled calf, smooth spine decorated (Ep. binding). Rubbing, tears to headpieces.

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Lot n° 38

MUNARI (Bruno). Libro 1 -12. Danese,...

MUNARI (Bruno). Libro 1 -12. Danese, Milano, Edizioni per bambini, 1980. 12 vols. 10 x 10 cm, various bindings. Charming complete suite of "prelibri", a collection for children; these small, square, textless and colorful albums in various materials are...

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Lot n° 39

ORBIGNY (Charles). Dictionnaire...

ORBIGNY (Charles). Dictionnaire universel d'histoire naturelle. Paris, chez les éditeurs, Renard, Martinet et Cie, 1849. 15 vol. in-8, including 13 vol. of text and 3 volumes in 2 vol. of atlas, red russian half-leather, smooth spine decorated (Ep. binding). Second...

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Lot n° 40

PERRONET (Jean-Rodolphe). Description...

PERRONET (Jean-Rodolphe). Description des projets de la construction des ponts de Neuilly, de Mantes, d'Orléans & autres ; du projet du canal de Bourgogne, pour la communication des deux Mers par Dijon ; et de celui de la conduite des eaux de l'Yvette...

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Lot n° 41

ROUCHER (J.-A.). Les Mois, poem,...

ROUCHER (J.-A.). Les Mois, poem, in twelve songs. Paris, Quillau, 1779. 2 vol. in-4, ocellated calf, triple gilt fillet, ornate spines, gilt edges (period). First edition illustrated with 5 figures by Moreau le Jeune, Marillier and Cochin. Old handwritten...

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Lot n° 42

SHAKESPEARE. Macbeth. Paris, Tériade,...

SHAKESPEARE. Macbeth. Paris, Tériade, 1958. In-folio, folio, publisher's folder and slipcase. 20 full-page black etchings by Gromaire. Edition of 200 copies on Rives vellum, signed by the artist. One of 180 trade copies; this one, no. 32, is enriched...

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Lot n° 43

SPALANZANI. Nouvelles recherches...

SPALANZANI. Nouvelles recherches sur les découvertes microscopiques, et la génération des corps organisés. London, Paris, Lacombe, 1769. 2 parts in one vol. in-8, contemporary calf, very worn. First French edition, translated by Needham, illustrated...

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Lot n° 44

STAËL (Madame de). Œuvres complètes...

STAËL (Madame de). Œuvres complètes de Madame la baronne de Staël, published by her son. Paris, Treuttel et Würtz, 1820. 17 vol. in-8, fawn calf, gold and cold-stamped decoration, black head and tailpieces, gilt head (contemporary binding). Partly original...

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Lot n° 45

OVERREALISM. - IVSIC (Radovan) King...

OVERREALISM. - IVSIC (Radovan) King Gordogane Overture by Philippe Audouin. Illustrations by Toyen. Paris, Édition surréalistes, 1968. In-8, uncut paperback. Original edition of 431 copies. One of 350 on chiffon de Mandeure. Attached, from the same publisher,...

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Lot n° 46

TERENCE. Comedies. New translation...

TERENCE. Comedies. New translation by Abbé Le Monnier. Paris, Jombert, 1771. 3 vol. in-8, glazed blond calf, triple fillet, ornate smooth spine, black parts, gilt edges (Rel. ép.). Elegant edition, text in Latin and French, on fine laid paper, illustrated...

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Lot n° 47

Typographie arménienne en Russie...

Typographie arménienne en Russie - Selected fables by Ivan KRYLOFF. Translated into Armenian. Theodosia, 1866. Exlibris of Bishop Pessar Gabrielian. Rare.

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Lot n° 48

WATSON (Albert). UFO (United fashion...

WATSON (Albert). UFO (United fashion objectives). Auckland, New York & London. PQ Blackwell Limited, Abrams. 2010. Fort in-folio, white paper boards, coldstamped title and author in red, black plexiglass case. Retrospective album of 40 years of Albert...

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Lot n° 49

CHARLES MARVILLE (1813-1879) Reims...

CHARLES MARVILLE (1813-1879) Reims Cathedral, main portal, 1853 Print on salted paper, mounted on cardboard printed with the photographer's name, title and publisher's name, Imprimerie photographique Blanquart-Évrard, Lille 35 x 25.1 cm

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Lot n° 50

EDWARD SHERIFF CURTIS (1868-1952) A...

EDWARD SHERIFF CURTIS (1868-1952) A chief of the desert, 1904 Photogravure by John Andrew and Sons, plate no. 26 on Hollande Van Gelder paper, title, copyright and plate number printed in the margin. 66.5 x 45.7cm

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