Lot 229
  • 229

Abraham, Pierre. Proust. Recherches sur la création intellectuelle. Paris: Les Éditions Rieder, 1930

Estimate
150 - 250 USD
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Description

  • printed book
8vo (8 x 6 1/4 in.; 203 x 159 mm, uncut).  60 heliogravure plates, original printed wrappers bound in; edges of half-title and wrappers darkened.  Half brown morocco, spine lettered in gilt; some wear and scuffing.



Copy 118 of 220 on vélin pur fil blanc (of a whole edition of 260).

Provenance

Pierre Quatressous (signature, January 1948, on half-title)

Condition

8vo (8 x 6 1/4 in.; 203 x 159 mm, uncut). 60 heliogravure plates, original printed wrappers bound in; edges of half-title and wrappers darkened. Half brown morocco, spine lettered in gilt; some wear and scuffing.
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Catalogue Note

Not illustrated.