From medieval manuscripts to Matisse’s Jazz&nbsp;&nbsp;

Highlights

Atlases and Science Books

Bindings

Modern Illustrated Books

Original Drawings and Photographs

Literature and First Editions

Letters and Manuscripts

Paris

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Vice President France | Senior Director

Anne Heilbronn

Director | Specialist

Patricia de Fougerolle

Benoit Puttemans

Sale Coordinator | Books

Fanny Gras

Meet our Specialists

This auction gives pride of place to illustrations, from 13th-century documents to Matisse’s famous “cut-outs”. It presents illuminated manuscripts, atlases, botanical books, original drawings, and artist’s books, demonstrating the importance of illustration throughout the centuries, whether decorative, didactic, or purely artistic. Highlights include rare first editions like Aristotle's editio princeps, Frankenstein owned by the Duchess of Berry, and works by Zola, Camus, and Cocteau, some with elegant bindings or lacquer work. The sale also offers significant manuscripts and letters from figures like General de Gaulle, Romain Gary, Baudelaire, and Zola.

Livres et Manuscrits