14th Jan, 2022 9:30 GMT/BST
French poetry. Oeuvres poétiques de Paul Verlaine […] Charles Baudelaire […] Arthur Rimbaud, Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1967-8; 1971; 1972. 3 works, respectively in 4, 3 and 2 volumes, 4to, all in original red morocco, top edges gilt, others untrimmed, colour lithographic plates by Jean-Pierre Tertre, Tritsch, Rena Tzolakis, and others, together with:
Petrarca (Francesca). Canzoniere … Texto critic, saggio introduttivo e nota finale di Gianfranco Contini, number 405 of 470 copies, [Paris]: Alberto Tallone, 1974. Folio, original wrappers, glassine dust jacket, custom orange morocco slipcase and chemise (qty: 10)
Limited editions, respectively one of 3300 copies on vélin filigrané Vercors des papeteries Barjon de Moirans (Verlaine), one of 3330 copies on vélin Daguerre (Baudelaire and Rimbaud), and one of 470 copies on handmade paper (Petrarca).
Sold for £190
Estimated at £70 - £100
Auction: Townhouse: Property From the London Residence of a Lady of Title, 14th Jan, 2022
Townhouse: Property From the London Residence of a Lady of Title
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