DINET (Étienne).
Antar. Poème héroïque arabe d'après la traduction de Marcel Devic.
Paris: H. Piazza, 1898. - In-4, 324x244: (5 ff.), 44 pp., (2 ff.), pp. 45-106, (2 ff.), pp. 107-125, (4 ff. last blank), illustrated cover. Jansenist blue morocco, ribbed spine, havana morocco lining decorated with a brown morocco listel, havana silk endpapers, double endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, cover preserved (20th century binding).

A splendid edition of 300 copies, with over 130 color illustrations, including ornate lettering, fleurons and culs-de-lampe, by Étienne DINET.
One of 230 copies on "papier des Vosges à la cuve".
A very fine copy in a lined binding, strangely unsigned, made for Robert Beauvillain.
Some light soiling and spotting, not serious.
Provenance:
Robert Beauvillain, with bookplate.
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Lot no. 70

DINET (Étienne). Antar. Poème héroïque arabe d'après la traduction de Marcel Devic. Paris: H. Piazza, 1898. - In-4, 324x244: (5 ff.), 44 pp., (2 ff.), pp. 45-106, (2 ff.), pp. 107-125, (4 ff. last blank), illustrated cover. Jansenist blue morocco, ribbed spine, havana morocco lining decorated with a brown morocco listel, havana silk endpapers, double endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, cover preserved (20th century binding). A splendid edition of 300 copies, with over 130 color illustrations, including ornate lettering, fleurons and culs-de-lampe, by Étienne DINET. One of 230 copies on "papier des Vosges à la cuve". A very fine copy in a lined binding, strangely unsigned, made for Robert Beauvillain. Some light soiling and spotting, not serious. Provenance: Robert Beauvillain, with bookplate.

Estimate
€600 - €800
Result
Not sold
Buyer's premium
28%
DINET (Étienne). Antar. Poème héroïque arabe d'après la traduction de Marcel Devic. Paris: H. Piazza, 1898. - In-4, 324x244: (5 ff.), 44 pp., (2 ff.), pp. 45-106, (2 ff.), pp. 107-125, (4 ff. last blank), illustrated cover. Jansenist blue morocco, ribbed spine, havana morocco lining decorated with a brown morocco listel, havana silk endpapers, double endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, cover preserved (20th century binding). A splendid edition of 300 copies, with over 130 color illustrations, including ornate lettering, fleurons and culs-de-lampe, by Étienne DINET. One of 230 copies on "papier des Vosges à la cuve". A very fine copy in a lined binding, strangely unsigned, made for Robert Beauvillain. Some light soiling and spotting, not serious. Provenance: Robert Beauvillain, with bookplate.
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