ID 1421799
Lot 74 | MAUPASSANT, Guy de (1850-1893)
Estimate value
€ 5 000 – 7 000
Contes de La Bécasse. Paris : Rouveyre et Blond, 1883.
Précieux exemplaire avec envoi autographe signé de l'auteur à Edmond de Goncourt, enluminé de 34 aquarelles et vignettes originales par Pierre Vidal. Carteret, II, p. 112.
"à Edmond de Goncourt, au maître et à l'ami, Guy de Maupassant"
In-12 (181 x 114 mm). Édition originale, dont il n'a pas été tiré de grand papier. Exemplaire exceptionnellement illustré de 34 aquarelles originales de Pierre Vidal, dont 17 aquarelles à pleine page et 17 vignettes, la première composition signée au crayon. Reliure signée de Champs : maroquin citron, triple encadrement de filets dorés sur les plats, rectangle central de roulette et filets dorés avec fleurons dorés et mosaïqués de maroquin rouge aux éçoinçons, dos à nerfs lettré or, compartiments ornés aux petits fers et fleurons mosaïqués de maroquin rouge, dentelle intérieure dorée, tête dorée, couverture rose et dos conservés (couverture passée avec légers accidents, feuillet 11^1 déchiré en marge).
Provenance : Edmond de Goncourt (envoi) -- Ex-libris "BS" -- Ex-libris "CC".
First edition. Precious copy inscribed by the author to Edmond de Goncourt and illuminated with 34 original watercolors by Pierre Vidal.
Artist: | Guy de Maupassant (1850 - 1893) |
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Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
Auction house category: | Books, Books and manuscripts |
Artist: | Guy de Maupassant (1850 - 1893) |
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Place of origin: | Western Europe, France, Europe |
Auction house category: | Books, Books and manuscripts |
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