Bloy, Leon. BLOY, Léon (1846-1917) - photo 1

BLOY, Léon (1846-1917)

Lot 73
10.05.2021 11:00UTC +01:00
Classic
Starting price
€ 800
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 542305
Lot 73 | BLOY, Léon (1846-1917)
Estimate value
€ 800 – 1 200
- Le Révélateur du Globe. Christophe Colomb et sa béatification future.Paris : A. Sauton, 1884

Édition originale du premier essai de l’auteur, préfacé par Barbey d’Aurevilly. L'exemplaire est enrichi d'une enveloppe autographe de Barbey d'Aurevilly.
In-8 (225 x 137 mm). Il n'a pas été tiré de grand papier. Reliure moderne : vélin semi-rigide, lettres en noir et rouge au dos. (Quelques rousseurs).

- Le Désespéré. Paris : Nouvelle Librairie A. Soirat, 1886.

Édition originale du premier roman autobiographiquede Léon Bloy.
In-8 (185 x 120 mm). Édition originale, dont il n’existe pas de grand papier. Reliure signée d’Édouard Pagnant : demi-chagrin rouge, dos à nerfs, lettre dorée, gardes de papier marbré, couverture et dos conservés (brunissures marginales, usures aux charnières, petite lacune marginale àune garde). Provenance : au contreplat, ex-libris héraldique de Pierre Latrobe

- Ici on assassine les grands hommes. Paris : Mercure de France, 1895.

Édition originale de ce texte sur l'écrivain mystique Ernest Hello.
Plaquette in-8 (228 x 147 mm). Broché, sous couverture rempliée noire et lettres or. Un des 243 exemplaires sur papier teinté. Etui-chemise. (Couverture partiellement déchirée).

- Le Pal. Suivi des Nouveaux propos d'un entrepreneur de démolitions. Paris : Stock, 1925.

Édition en partie originale. Un des 50 exemplaires de tête sur Hollande van Gelder.
Le Pal fut un hebdomadaire redigé uniquement par Léon Bloy qui y attaquait tous ses ennemis sans aucune retenue. Après 4 parutions, et multiples menaces de procès en diffamation, l'éditeur préféra mettre un terme à la publication.
In-8 (194 x 131 mm). Broché, partiellement non coupé, tel que paru, sous couverture imprimée en noir. Étui-chemise de toile rouge.


Collection of 4 volumes by Léon Bloy, including 3 first editions.
Artist:Leon Bloy (1846 - 1917)
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