ANCIENT MANUSCRIPTS & ANCIENT AND MODERN BOOKS
Thursday 14 April 2022 at 14:00
3, rue Favart, 75002 Paris
275 lots
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201 - *POPE (Arthur Upham) - ACKERMAN (Phyllis). A survey of persian art from prehistoric to the present. London, New York: Oxford university press, 1938-1939. - 3 volumes of text and 6 volumes of plates in-folio, 378 x 287 (text), 374 x 283 (plates): xxviii, 895 pp.; xi pp., pp. 897-1807; xi pp, pp. 1809-2817, 1 map; (1 blank f.), ix pp., (1 f.), 75 plates, (1 f.), plates 76-127, (1 f.), (1 f.), plates 128-145, (1 f.), plates 146-257; (1 blank f., ix pp, (1 f.), plates 258-554; (1 f. blank), ix pp.,
Result €3,500Estimate €3,000 - €4,000 -
202 - PREVERT (Jacques). Imaginaires. Geneva : Albert Skira, [1970]. - In-8, 214 x 165 : 109 pp, (2 ff.), illustrated cover. Paperback, filled cover. First edition of this work forming the 9th volume of the collection "Les sentiers de la création", illustrated with 26 collages in color and one in black and white by Jacques Prévert, reproduced in full page. It has not been printed on large papers. Copy enriched with an autograph sending from the author to a certain Laura Venturi, dated October 1970 a
Result €1,875Estimate €600 - €800 -
203 - PREVERT (Jacques). Paroles. Revised and expanded edition. Paris : NRF, [1956]. - In-8, 192 x 140 : 293 pp, (1 f.), printed cover. Paperback. New edition of this famous poetic collection by Jacques Prévert, first published in 1946. EXEMPLAIRE OF THE ART COLLECTOR JACQUELINE SELZ (1910-1994), friend of the surrealists, who had notably constituted with the painter and writer Yvon Taillandier an important collection of folk art and naive art objects . It bears this autograph letter from the author
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000 -
204 - RADIGUET (Raymond). The Devil in the body. Novel. Paris : Bernard Grasset, 1923. - In-8, 189 x 117 : 238 pp, (1 blank page), printed cover. Dark green half-maroquin, spine ribbed and decorated, untrimmed, cover preserved (modern binding). First edition of Raymond Radiguet's first novel (1903-1923) which he wrote at the age of 17 or 18 and which appeared the same year of his death. Copy of the press service, enriched with this autograph letter signed on the false title: A Monsieur Bovet // hommag
Result €1,125Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
205 - [REVIEW]. Sic. Sounds Ideas Colors Forms. Paris : Sic, January 1916-December 1919. - 54 issues in 41 in-4 deliveries, in sheets or stapled. Place et Vasseur, Bibliographie des revues et journaux littéraires des XIXe et XXe siècles, III, pp. 15-34. Complete collection of this famous avant-garde review created by Pierre Albert-Birot . Published from January 1916 to December 1919, it counts 54 issues divided into 41 deliveries. If the first 3 issues were composed by the founder of the magazine,
Result €2,750Estimate €2,000 - €3,000 -
206 - ROMAINS (Jules). Two poems. Paris : Mercure de France, 1910. - In-8, 195 x 145 : 63 pp. printed cover. Gilt paper, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (modern binding). First edition gathering two poems by Jules Romains, respectively entitled Poème du Métropolitain and À la Foule qui est ici. The first one was written in October 1904 and appeared for the first time in the Revue littéraire de Paris et de Champagne. The second was composed in March 1909 and spoken on
Estimate €2,000 - €3,000 -
207 - SAINT-EXUPÉRY (Antoine de). Pilote de guerre. New York : Éditions de la Maison française, [1942]. - In-4, 224 x 178: 253 pp, (1 blank f.), printed cover. Paperback. First edition of this famous war novel in which Antoine de Saint-Exupéry tells the story of the aerial reconnaissance mission he flew over Arras in 1940 aboard his Bloch MB.174 aircraft. It was published in New York in February 1942, where the author was in exile. One of 450 copies on Corsican paper. Small light spotting on the c
Result €350Estimate €300 - €400 -
208 - SAINT-EXUPÉRY (Antoine de). Terre des hommes. Paris : Gallimard, [1939]. - In-8, 180 x 115 : 218 pp, (1 f.), printed cover. Red half-maroquin with corners, spine gilt, untrimmed, cover preserved (Laurenchet workshops). Edition printed on May 2, 1939, that is to say 3 months after the original, bearing on the title the mention of "thirty-fifth edition". Precious copy including this very nice mailing addressed to Mrs. Margaret Hughes: To Mrs. Margaret Hughes // Telling her of the great emotion I
Result €1,875Estimate €1,500 - €2,000 -
209 - SAINT-JOHN PERSE. Rains. Buenos Aires: French Letters, 1944. - In-4, 301 x 230: (14 ff. first blank), printed cover. Paperback, filled cover. First edition of this collection of poems dedicated to Katherine and Francis Biddle. One of 300 copies on Hollande type paper. EXAMPLE OF THE FAMOUS PHOTOGRAPHER GISÈLE FREUND (1908-2000), enriched with this autograph on the first blank page : For Gisèle Freund, // who loved like me the // Tierra del Fuego and the surroundings // of Cape Horn // St John
Result €2,500Estimate €2,000 - €3,000 -
210 - [SISLEY (Alfred). Exhibition of about fifty works by Sisley. All part of private collections. Paris : Galerie Rosenberg, 1904. - Booklet in-12, 208 x 145 : portrait, (16 ff.), printed cover. Paperback. Catalog of the exhibition of 50 works of the painter Alfred Sisley, which was held from November 7 to 14, 1904 at the Rosenberg Gallery in Paris. It is illustrated with a portrait of the artist after a painting by Renoir on the frontispiece. COPY BY PAUL SIGNAC WHO HAS ANNOTATED IT EXTENSIVELY. Hi
Result €2,250Estimate €1,500 - €2,000 -
211 - [DADAIST TRACT]. Dada raises everything. Paris : Au sans pareil, January 12, 1921. - A rare and famous leaf let signed by Tzara, Soupault, Man Ray, Picabia, Péret, Ernst, Éluard, Duchamp, Breton, Arp, Aragon, etc., distributed on January 15, 1921 and partly directed against the Italian futurism and Marinetti . A very well preserved copy.
Result €1,875Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
212 - *UMEHARA (Sueji). Shina-Kodo Seikwa or selected relics of ancient chinese bronzes from collections in Europe and America. Osaka: Yamanaka & co, 1933. - 3 parts in 7 volumes in-folio, 387 x 304. Bound in Japanese style in printed green cloth, printed silk piece in Japanese on the first board, gilt edges, green cloth flap folder. First edition of this monumental bilingual work, Japanese and English, proposing a selection of Chinese bronzes from European and American collections. Written by the Jap
Estimate €15,000 - €20,000 -
213 - VALÉRY (Paul). La Jeune Parque. Paris : Nouvelle Revue Française, 1917. - In-4, 241 x 190 : (24 ff. first and last blank), illustrated cover. Paperback. First edition of one of the major works of 20th century French poetry. "After twenty years of silence, Paul Valéry published in 1917 a very long poem, La Jeune Parque, which immediately brought him fame. [...] To flesh out his old poems, he thought of adding a piece of about forty Alexandrines. When the war came, to alleviate his anguish, he
Result €3,125Estimate €2,000 - €3,000 -
214 - VLAMINCK (Maurice). Le Bœuf. Paris : Corréa, 1944. - In-8, 235 x 185 : 67 pp, (2 ff.), printed cover. Black half-box with corners, smooth spine, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine kept (modern binding). First edition illustrated with 15 black compositions by the author in the text. One of the 50 copies out of trade, this one enriched with an AUTOGRAPHIC SENDER SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR TO LOUIS-FERDINAND CÉLINE : to Louis Ferdinand Céline // amicably // VlaminckVlaminck was one of the artists
Result €1,375Estimate €1,000 - €1,500 -
215 - YOURCENAR (Marguerite). L'Œuvre au noir. Paris : Gallimard, [1968]. - In-8, 205 x 138 : 340 pp, (3 ff. last blank), printed cover. Black half-chagrin, boards made of a composition of black, red and white papers torn, smooth spine, cover and spine preserved, slipcase (Lars Strid). First edition of this novel telling "the story of a fictional character, Zeno, doctor, alchemist, philosopher, from his illegitimate birth in Bruges at the beginning of the 16th century to the tragic catastrophe that
Result €4,375Estimate €400 - €500 -
216 - ALECHINSKY (Pierre) - ALECHINE (Ivan). Carpets and caries. Letter from Christian Dotremont. Saint Clément de rivière : Fata Morgana, [2006]. - In-8, 242 x 169 : 99 pp, (2 ff.), illustrated cover. Paperback, filled cover, slipcase. First edition printed at 600 copies on ivory vellum, illustrated with 8 full-page black compositions by Pierre Alechinsky. One of the first 90 numbered copies, accompanied by a suite of 8 original lithographs in colors numbered and signed by the artist. A very well p
Result €937Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
217 - ANNENKOFF (Georges) - CHERONNET (Louis). Extra-muros. Preface by Jules Romains. Paris : Au Sans pareil, 1929. - In-4, 287 x 225 : frontispiece, 186 pp, (3 ff. 2 last blank), 25 plates, printed cover. Paperback, filled cover. First edition of this work dedicated to the Parisian suburbs, written by the journalist and art critic Louis Chéronnet (1899-1950). It is dedicated to Jules Romains who is also the author of the preface. The edition is illustrated with two compositions in the text and 26 or
Result €750Estimate €600 - €800 -
218 - [VARIOUS ARTISTS]. Set of 3 works on the theme of alcohol, published by Bernard Klein. 3 works in folio, in sheets, folder and case of the publisher. Includes: - Wines, flowers and flames. Paris : Bernard Klein, [1952]. - In-folio, 379 x 285 : 101 pp. 1 f., 20 plates, illustrated cover. Very nice edition prefaced by Georges Duhamel, including eleven texts by Max Jacob, Roger Vitrac, Raoul Ponchon, Tristan Derème, Louis Jouvet, Colette, Mac Orlan, Héron de Villefosse, Fernand Fleuret, Maurice F
Result €2,250Estimate €600 - €800 -
219 - BRUNELLESCHI (Umberto) - MIOMANDRE (Francis de). The Radjah of Mazulipatam. Paris : Mornay, 1926. - In-8, 208 x 142 : (4 ff. first two leaves), 223 pp. (2 ff. last blank), illustrated cover. Green half-maroquin with corners, gilt filets, smooth spine decorated with a gilt and mosaic floral design, gilt head, untrimmed, cover and spine kept (Franz). First edition forming the twelfth work of "La Collection originale" of Mornay editions. It is illustrated with 72 stencilled compositions by Umberto
Estimate €400 - €500 -
220 - CÉSAR. Omaggio a Morandi. A cura di Danielle Londei. Testo critico di Renatu Barilli. Ravenna: Edizioni Essegi, 1989. - In-4 square, 310 x 302 : (12 ff.). Publisher's hardback, cardboard cover printed in red. French-English catalog of the exhibition Omaggio a Morandi which took place in Bologna in October and November 1989. It includes a photographic portrait of Caesar and the reproduction in black and in color of the works exhibited. The edition of the catalog was limited to 700 copies. This i
Result €1,875Estimate €1,000 - €1,500 -
221 - CHAGALL (Marc). Bible. Paris : Éditions de la revue Verve, 1956. - In-folio, 355 x 263. Publisher's illustrated boards. Double issue, 33-34, forming volume VIII of the magazine Verve, "devoted to the complete reproduction in heliogravure of the 105 plates engraved with etching by Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985) between 1930 and 1955, for the illustration of the Bible". The artist has composed in addition and specially for the book, 16 lithographs in color and 12 in black, as well as the cover and tit
Result €2,250Estimate €1,500 - €2,000 -
222 - CHAGALL (Marc). Drawings for the Bible. Paris : Éditions de la revue Verve, 1960. - In-folio, 355 x 264. Publisher's illustrated boards. Double issue, 37-38, constituting volume X of the magazine Verve, including the reproduction of the drawings that Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985) had "executed in 1958 and 1959 on biblical themes that he had not generally treated in his illustration for the Bible, engraved in etching and which was reproduced in the issue of 33/34 of Verve" (justification). Beginning
Result €3,125Estimate €1,000 - €1,500 -
223 - [CHAGALL (Marc)]. Set of 6 issues of Derrière le miroir devoted or decorated with compositions by Marc Chagall. Includes: - N° 107-108-109, Sur quatre murs. juin 1958: issue published on the occasion of the exhibition "Sur 4 murs" presented at the Maeght gallery. Text by Pierre Reverdy, original lithographs by MIRÓ (cover), CHAGALL, GIACOMETTI and TAL COAT, and lithographic reproductions of works by BRAQUE, BONNARD, MATISSE, MIRÓ, PICASSO, LÉGER, KANDINSKY and BAZAINE. A perf
Result €1,875Estimate €600 - €800 -
224 - CHAGALL (Marc) - LASSAIGNE (Jacques). Chagall. Paris : Maeght éditeur, 1957. - In-8, 230 x 200: (2 ff. first blank), title, pp. 11-177, (1 f.), 13 plates. Publisher's cardboard with illustrated dust jacket and rhodoïd. First edition of this sought-after monograph on Marc CHAGALL (1887-1985). It is decorated, apart from numerous reproductions of works and photos in black and in color, with 15 original lithographs, including one on the dust jacket, one on the title and 13 off-text (11 in color a
Result €1,000Estimate €400 - €500 -
225 - *CLAVÉ (Antoni) - RABELAIS (François). Gargantua. Marseille : Les Bibliophiles de Provence, 1955. - In-4, 380 x 283 : ccl pp, (7 ff. last 2 blank), printed cover. In sheets, filled cover, folder and case of the publisher. One of the most successful modern illustrated editions of Rabelais' Gargantua, decorated with more than 110 color compositions by Spanish painter and engraver Antoni CLAVÉ (1913-2005). Among these illustrations are more than 50 woodcut lettering by Blaise Monod and more than
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000 -
226 - [COLLECTIVE]. Comme un coursier indompté. Paris : Centre national des Arts plastiques, [1989]. - In-folio, 420 x 320: (78 ff. first 4 and last 2 blank), softcover. In sheets, illustrated slipcase of the publisher. Edition of 225 copies on vellum paper, conceived for the Bicentennial of the French Revolution by Dominique Bozo, Jean-Michel Foray and Jean de Benjy. Prefaced by François Mitterrand, with his signature reproduced in facsimile, it is illustrated with 8 original full-page lithographs
Result €500Estimate €400 - €500 -
227 - [COLLECTIVE]. San Lazzaro and his friends. A tribute to the founder of the XXe siècle magazine. Paris : XXe siècle, [1975]. - In-4, 355 x 265: 141 pp, (3 ff. last blank), printed cover. In sheets, filled cover, publisher's slipcase decorated on the lining with a photographic portrait of Lazzaro. First edition of this tribute to the creator of the art magazine XXe siècle, composed by his friends and collaborators among whom Marc Chagall, André Pieyre de Mandiargues, Alain Jouffroy, Jean Casso
Result €2,750Estimate €600 - €800 -
228 - DADO - NOËL (Bernard) - VELTER (André). The Fall of Icarus. [Saint-Clément-de-Rivière] : Fata Morgana, [1976]. - In-8, 230 x 125 : (18 ff. first and last blank), 3 plates, printed cover. In sheets, filled cover, slipcase. First edition printed at 333 copies. One of 77 on Arches vellum, this one being one of the first 20 with 5 original signed etchings by the painter and engraver DADO (1933-2010), two in the text and 3 out of the text. A perfectly preserved copy.
Estimate €500 - €600 -
229 - [DALI (Salvador)] - JOUHANDEAU (Marcel). Fleurs rêvées. Paris : Les Bibliophiles de l'union française, 1970. - In-plano, 765 x 567 : (17 ff. first two and last two blank), 7 plates, illustrated cover. In sheets, publisher's slipcase. Superb and monumental edition, illustrated with a watercolor by Salvador DALI (1904-1989) reproduced in lithography on japon nacré, 3 original prints on chiffon paper by Étienne HAJDU (1907-1996) and 3 original lithographs on japon nacré by Berto LARDERA (1911
Result €937Estimate €600 - €800 -
230 - *DECARIS (Albert). David and Solomon. Translation by Lemaistre de Sacy. Paris : Les Cent bibliophiles, 1933. - In-folio, 362 x 268 : (6 ff. first 3 blanks), 240 pp, (6 ff. last blank), illustrated cover. Black morocco, bevelled boards decorated with oblique fillets in triangle on the edges, sculpted metal plate signed E. Prouteau inlaid in the center of the first board, black morocco framed inside, decorated with a gilt fillet, green suede lining and endpapers, double guards, gilt edges on witne
Result €1,250Estimate €1,000 - €1,500 -
231 - *DESLIGNÈRES (André) - ANACREON. Anacreontic odes. New translation by Leconte de Lisle. Preface by Marius-Ary Leblond. Paris : Société des médecins bibliophiles, 1924. - Large in-8, 247 x 188 : (8 ff. first blank), 104 pp. (8 ff. last blank), illustrated cover. Jansenist wine-lees chagrin, smooth spine, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (period binding). Edition of 150 numbered copies on Arches laid paper, printed and illustrated by the publisher and artist André DESLIGNÈRES (1880-1968
Estimate €400 - €500 -
232 - *DESVALLIÈRES (Georges) - LAVEDAN (Henri). Monsieur Vincent aumonier des galères. Paris: Société des Amis du Livre moderne, 1934. - In-4, 300 x 228: (4 ff. first 2 blanks), 318 pp. (5 ff. last blank), printed cover. Dark blue morocco, large cross made of gilt and cold filets on the boards, the one on the first plate covering circles of gilt filets and dots, smooth spine, large dark blue morocco frame inside, decorated with a gilt fillet, blue moiré silk lining and endpapers, double guards,
Result €5,250Estimate €3,000 - €4,000 -
233 - *DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC (André) - DORGELÈS (Roland). Les Croix de bois. Paris : La Banderole, [1921]. - In-8, 254 x 183: frontispiece, (4 ff. 2 first blanks), 278 pp. (5 ff. 3 last blanks), 9 plates, printed cover. Ivory parchment, boards decorated with a painted and lacquered decoration composed of a central cross in black at the foot of which appears a bouquet of blue, white and red flowers held by a large blue sheet surrounding green and gilt laurel leaves surrounding the cross, smooth spine d
Result €6,500Estimate €3,000 - €4,000 -
234 - *DUNOYER DE SEGONZAC (André) - DORGELÈS (Roland). La Boule de gui. Paris: La Banderole, [1922]. - Le Cabaret de la belle femme. Paris : Émile-Paul frères, [1924]. - 2 works in-8, 252 x 184: frontispiece, (4 ff. first 2 blanks), 86 pp. (4 ff. last 2 blanks), 4 plates, printed cover [La Boule de gui]; 245 x 189: frontispiece, (4 ff. first blank), 123 pp. (4 ff. last blank), 7 plates, illustrated cover [Le Cabaret de la belle femme]. Parchment in the bradel, flowers in the Art Deco style gilded
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000 -
235 - FEL (William) - VALÉRY (Paul). Poetry of Paul Valéry. Paris : Nouvelle Revue Française, 1929. - 3 parts in 3 volumes in-folio, 380 x 275: 63 pp. (65)-104; pp. 107-199, (4 ff.). Green jansenist morocco, spine ribbed, green morocco lining decorated with a rich frame of gilt fillets, listels and floral motifs mosaicked in green, havana and blue morocco, green moiré silk endpapers, double endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, green morocco spine and cover bands folder, slipcase [I] ; identical bin
Result €12,250Estimate €4,000 - €6,000 -
236 - FOUJITA (Léonard) - CLAUDEL (Paul). L'Oiseau Noir Dans le Soleil Levant. Paris : Excelsior, 1927. - In-8, 246 x 197 : frontispiece, (4 ff. first blank), 145 pp. (3 ff. last blank), 11 plates, illustrated cover. Half black morocco with wide bands, large vertical band of Japanese paper painted in the center of the boards, red morocco pastille bordered with 5 gilt rays of different lengths and gilt bird on the first board, smooth spine decorated with a red morocco pastille, untrimmed, cover and sp
Result €562Estimate €500 - €600 -
237 - FOUJITA (Léonard) - LOTI (Pierre). Madame Chrysanthemum. Paris : Excelsior, 1926. - In-4, 249 x 215 : frontispiece, (4 ff.), 210 pp, (7 ff. last blank), 15 plates, printed cover. Flesh-colored morocco, first cover decorated with a mosaic of different morocco, representing two lanterns and the openwork shape of a face haloed by a radiant umbrella, smooth spine, untrimmed, cover preserved, case (L. Strid). Edition of 500 copies, illustrated with 60 color compositions by Léonard FOUJITA (1886-196
Result €437Estimate €400 - €500 -
238 - FOUJITA (Léonard) - LOTI (Pierre). The Third Youth of Mrs. Prune. Paris : Éditions d'art Devambez, 1926. - In-4, 284 x 229 : frontispiece, (5 ff. 2 first blanks), 175 pp. (3 ff. 2 last blanks), 10 plates, printed cover. Half black morocco, cloth boards decorated with japanese motifs, smooth spine, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved, case (L. Strid). First illustrated edition, decorated with 17 original etchings in colors, engraved by Léonard FOUJITA (1886-1968), one of which is in the front
Result €500Estimate €400 - €500 -
239 - FOUJITA (Léonard) - MORAND (Paul). Foujita, with childhood memories of the artist and a commentary by Ch.-Ale. Cingria. Paris : Chroniques du jour, 1928. - In-4, 280 x 225 : XXVII pp, (5 ff. 2 last blank), 30 plates, printed cover. Half garnet morocco, reproduction of a work of the artist pasted on the first cover, smooth spine, cover preserved, case (L. Strid). First edition of this interesting work dedicated to the painter FOUJITA, forming the 6th title of the collection "Les Maîtres nouveau
Result €6,875Estimate €3,000 - €4,000 -
240 - FRANK (Robert). The Americans. Paris : Robert Delpire, [1958]. - In-8 oblong, 184 x 210 : 172 pp, (1 f.). Publisher's illustrated boards. Sought-after first edition of this remarkable work, illustrated with 83 photographs by Robert Franck (1924-2019) that paint a true and sometimes satirical picture of America in the 1950s. This publication is the result of two years of travel in 1955 and 1956, notably on the famous Route 66 . The photos are accompanied by texts gathered and presented by Alain B
Result €1,062Estimate €600 - €800 -
241 - GOERG (Édouard) - POE (Edgar Allan). The Angel of the Weird followed by other tales. Paris : Marcel Sautier, [1947]. - In-4, 315 x 230 : (3 ff. 2 first blanks), 94 pp, (6 ff. 2 last blanks), printed cover. In sheets, filled cover, folder and case of the publisher. Edition printed at 275 copies on Arches rag paper plus a few copies out of trade, illustrated with 28 original etchings by Édouard GOERG (1893-1969) including one on the frontispiece, one on the title, 24 in the text and 2 full-page.
Estimate €400 - €500 -
242 - JOU (Louis) - LA BOETIE (Étienne de). Of voluntary servitude or the contr'un. Paris : Jou et Bosviel, [1922]. - In-8, 196 x 145 : (6 ff. first blank), 108 pp. (4 ff. last blank), illustrated cover. Garnet jansenist morocco, spine ribbed, grey box lining with gilt fillet, same box endpapers, gilt edges, cover and spine preserved, slipcase lined (Alix). Second book of the Jou et Bosviel collection, printed at 345 copies. It is illustrated on each page with woodcut compositions by Louis Jou; there
Result €2,250Estimate €1,000 - €1,500 -
243 - JOUAS (Charles) - HUYSMANS (Joris Karl). Three Churches. Paris : René Kieffer, 1920. - In-4, 283 x 196 : 163 pp, (2 ff.), illustrated cover. Jansenist lemon morocco, spine ribbed, lemon morocco frame inside, decorated with gilt fillets and motifs, off-white moiré silk lining and endpapers, double endpapers, gilt edges on witnesses, cover and spine preserved, case (Semet & Plumelle). First illustrated edition printed at 260 copies, decorated with 21 original full-page etchings by Charles JOUAS
Estimate €1,000 - €1,500 -
244 - *JOUVE (Paul) - DEMAISON (André). The Book of the beasts which one calls wild. Paris, Lausanne : les frères Gonin, 1934. - In-folio, 449 x 325 : (3 ff. 2 first blank, 122 pp., (2 ff.), illustrated cover. In leaves, publisher's folder and slipcase. Very rare new edition, printed at only 50 copies on Rives wove paper, of this novel by André Demaison first published in 1929. The text has been entirely revised and corrected by the author. This edition is particularly sought after because of the i
Result €7,500Estimate €3,000 - €4,000 -
245 - JOUVE (Paul) - LA FONTAINE (Jean de). Fables. [Lausanne] : Gonin & Cie, 1929. - In-4, 326 x 255 : (4 blank ff.), 78 pp, (6 ff. last 4 blank), illustrated cover. In sheets, filled cover, in a hard parchment folder with 4 leather laces and publisher's case. Edition illustrated with 32 superb compositions by Paul JOUVE (1878-1973), including one in color on the cover, 13 in color on full page, 12 bands in color and 6 culs-de-lampe in color, two-tone or monochrome. In addition, there are 25 letters
Result €3,875Estimate €2,000 - €3,000 -
246 - *LEGRAND (Edy) - BOSCO (Henri). The Trestoulas preceded by the snake. Marseille : aux dépens de la Société des bibliophiles de Provence, 1937. - In-4, 280 x 220 : (4 ff. first blank), 202 pp. (2 ff. last blank), illustrated cover. Dark brown morocco, boards decorated with a trellis made of large raised bands of the same morocco, spine with large nerves which are the continuity of the horizontal bands of the boards, large framing of dark brown morocco inside, brown moiré silk linings, bordere
Result €937Estimate €800 - €1,000 -
247 - *MAILLOL (Aristide). Suite of original woods by the sculptor Aristide Maillol, to illustrate Virgil's Georgics. Paris : Gonin, [1937-1950]. - Set of two suites in-4, 330 x 238 : 144 plates, illustrated covers. In sheets, filled covers, folder and case of the publisher. Set of two complete suites, in black and in sanguine, of original woodcuts by Aristide MAILLOL for Virgil's Georgics. Each suite, printed at 100 copies, includes 72 plates on pure hemp and linen paper with large fibers with a wate
Result €812Estimate €600 - €800 -
248 - *MARCHAND (André) - BLANCHET (Robert) - SAINT-JOHN PERSE. Amers. Marseille : Les Bibliophiles de Provence, 1962. - In-folio, 460 x 345 : (4 ff. 3 first blanks), 185 pp. (11 ff. 2 last blanks), illustrated cover. Dark blue morocco, stylized decoration composed of glazed papers in blue and grey tones pasted on the boards, smooth spine decorated with abstract patterns of blue glazed papers, dark blue morocco framing inside, linings resuming the cloth boards of the original case, illustrated with a
Estimate €600 - €800 -
249 - MASSON (André) - WALDBERG (Patrick). A star of chalk. Paris : Au Pont des arts, Galerie Lucie Weill, 1973. - In-4, 325 x 250 : 78 pp, (5 ff., first 2 blank), illustrated cover. In sheets, filled cover, publisher's slipcase. First edition printed at 174 copies on Arches vellum, illustrated with 16 original full page color lithographs by André MASSON (1896-1987). All copies are signed by the author and the artist at the justification. This one is one of the first 122 copies accompanied by a suit
Result €1,187Estimate €600 - €800 -
250 - MATISSE (Henri) - REVERDY (Pierre). Les Jockeys camouflés. Paris : La Belle Édition, [1918]. - In-4, 246 x 220 : (25 ff.), printed cover. Gray morocco spotted havana, cold fillet on the edge of the first cover, framing a composition made of two pieces of exotic wood leaves at the top and bottom, surrounding two half circles facing each other, slightly offset from each other, each composed of a sheet of exotic wood on which is glued a piece of elephant leather also in semicircle, title of the b
Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
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In the event of re-exportation outside the European Union, these charges may be refunded to the buyer.
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Conditions générales :
La vente se fera expressément au comptant.
Aucune réclamation ne sera recevable dès l’adjudication prononcée, les expositions successives permettant aux acquéreurs de constater l’état des objets présentés.
L’adjudicataire sera le plus offrant et dernier enchérisseur et aura pour obligation de remettre ses nom et adresse. En cas de contestation au moment des adjudications, c’est-à-dire s’il est établi que deux ou plusieurs enchérisseurs ont simultanément porté une enchère équivalente, soit à haute voix, soit par signe, et réclament en même temps cet objet après le prononcé du mot « adjugé », ledit objet sera immédiatement remis en adjudication au prix proposé par les
enchérisseurs et tout le public sera admis à enchérir à nouveau.
La date indiquée entre crochets […] correspond à la création du modèle. La pièce présentée ayant été réalisée postérieurement.
Les éventuelles modifications aux conditions de vente ou aux descriptions du catalogue seront annoncées verbalement pendant la vente et notées sur le procès-verbal.
Catalogue : 20 € dont TVA à 5,5 % au titre du droit d’auteur. Les images sont propriété exclusive d’ADER.
Toute reproduction ou diffusion nécessite une autorisation écrite de la Maison de Vente.
Frais de vente et paiement :
L’adjudicataire devra acquitter, en sus du montant de l’enchère, par lot, les frais et taxes suivants :
- 28 % TTC (20 % de TVA) sauf pour le vin et les livres 25 % TTC (5,5 % de TVA sur les livres).
- 1,8 % TTC (20 % de TVA) du prix d’adjudication pour des enchères via Drouot Live ;
3,60 % TTC (20 % de TVA) du prix d’adjudication pour les enchères via Interenchères ; 3 % TTC
(20 % de TVA) du prix d’adjudication pour les enchères via Invaluable.
- 5,5 % de frais additionnels au titre de la taxe à l’importation temporaire, pour les lots dont le numéro est précédé d’un astérisque (*).
Dans certains cas, ces frais pourront faire l’objet d’un remboursement à l’acheteur.
Le paiement devra être effectué immédiatement après la vente :
- en espèces (euros) jusqu’à 1 000 € pour les ressortissants français ou jusqu’à 15 000 € pour les ressortissants étrangers (sur présentation d’un justificatif de domicile, avis d’imposition, etc. ; en plus du passeport).
- par carte bancaire (Visa, Mastercard).
- par paiement « 3D Secure » sur le site www.ader-paris.fr
- par virement bancaire en euros à l’ordre de ADER.
Caisse des dépôts et consignations - 56, rue de Lille 75356 PARIS Cedex 07 SP
RIB : 40031 00001 000042 3555K 89 - IBAN : FR72 4003 1000 0100 0042 3555 K89
BIC : CDCGFRPPXXX
Le règlement par chèque n’est plus accepté.
Ordres d’achat :
Un enchérisseur ne pouvant assister à la vente devra remplir le formulaire d’ordre d’achat inclus dans ce catalogue et le signer.
ADER agira pour le compte de l’enchérisseur, selon les instructions contenues dans le formulaire d’ordre d’achat, ceci afin d’essayer d’acheter le ou les lots au prix le plus bas possible et ne dépassant, en aucun cas, le montant maximum indiqué par l’enchérisseur.
Ledit formulaire devra être adressé et reçu à l’étude au plus tard 24 heures avant le début de la vente.
Les ordres d’achat ou les enchères par téléphone sont une facilité pour les clients. ADER n’est pas responsable pour avoir manqué d’exécuter un ordre par erreur ou pour toute autre cause. Merci de vérifier après envoi que votre ordre d’achat a été dûment enregistré.
ADER se réserve le droit de ne pas enregistrer l’ordre d’achat s’il n’est pas complet ou si elle considère que le client n’apporte pas toutes les garanties pour la sécurité des transactions ; sans recours possible.
Pour garantir la bonne volonté de l’acheteur, une consignation pourra être demandée avant la vente qui ne sera validée qu’en cas d’adjudication.
Drouot Live et Interenchères étant des services indépendant, nous déclinons toute responsabilité en cas de dysfonctionnement. Le coût supplémentaire lié aux achats sur internet est détaillé sur chacun des sites et dans nos conditions de vente.
Transports des lots / Exportation :
Dès l’adjudication prononcée, les achats sont sous l’entière responsabilité de l’adjudicataire.
Aucun lot ne sera remis aux acquéreurs avant acquittement de l’intégralité des sommes dues.
Les achats de petit volume seront transportés chez ADER, 3 rue Favart 75002 Paris, où ils seront gardés en dépôt à titre gracieux pendant 14 jours.
L’étude est ouverte du lundi au vendredi, de 9 h à 18 h.
Les acheteurs, souhaitant exporter leurs achats, pourront récupérer la TVA sur les honoraires d’achat à la condition qu’un justificatif de douane en bonne et due forme soit remis à ADER et que le nom de la Maison de Vente y soit mentionné en tant qu’exportateur. Le bordereau d’adjudication est dû intégralement ; la TVA est remboursable par la suite sur présentation des références du compte bancaire.
L’envoi des lots achetés peut être organisé par ADER à la charge et sous la responsabilité de l’acheteur.
C’est un service rendu par ADER qui se réserve la possibilité d’y renoncer si les conditions légales ou pratiques présentent le moindre risque. Les délais ne sont pas garantis et sont tributaires de l’activité de la Maison de Vente.
Le coût de l’emballage et de l’expédition est à la charge de l’acheteur ; le règlement à l’ordre d’ADER.
Les acheteurs sont invités à organiser eux-mêmes le transport de leurs achats si ces conditions ne leur conviennent pas. L’étude ADER ne fait pas les envois de bijoux, les acheteurs sont invités à organiser eux-mêmes le transport de leurs achats.
Défaut de paiement :
À défaut de paiement par l’adjudicataire de la totalité des sommes dues, dans le mois qui suit la vente, et après une seule mise en demeure restée infructueuse, ADER entamera une procédure de recouvrement. L’acheteur sera susceptible d’inscription au Fichier des restrictions d’accès aux ventes aux enchères (Fichier TEMIS – www.temis.auction) mis en œuvre par la société Commissaires-Priseurs Multimédia (CPM – 37 rue de Châteaudun 75009 Paris) et l’ensemble des dépends restera à sa charge. A compter d’un mois après la vente et à la demande du vendeur, la vente pourra être annulée sans recours possible.