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Mallarmé, Stéphane
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
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L'Après-midi d'un faune. Paris: Alphonse Derenne, 1876
8vo (11 1/8 x 7 5/8 in.; 283 x 193 mm, uncut). Title in red and black, one initial in red, wood-engraved frontispiece printed on chine with light red wash added (laid in), wood-engraved headpieces and tailpieces, wood-engraved ex-libris (with edition limitation) finished with light red wash and affixed to the initial blank, all by Édouard Manet; some spotting and browning (not affecting frontispiece, original woodcut limitation ex-libris cut and reaffixed (possibly to remove name of the subscriber). Original gilt-lettered wrappers, pink and black silk cords threaded through lower wrapper and affixed by price label; some light soiling and creasing.
8vo (11 1/8 x 7 5/8 in.; 283 x 193 mm, uncut). Title in red and black, one initial in red, wood-engraved frontispiece printed on chine with light red wash added (laid in), wood-engraved headpieces and tailpieces, wood-engraved ex-libris (with edition limitation) finished with light red wash and affixed to the initial blank, all by Édouard Manet; some spotting and browning (not affecting frontispiece, original woodcut limitation ex-libris cut and reaffixed (possibly to remove name of the subscriber). Original gilt-lettered wrappers, pink and black silk cords threaded through lower wrapper and affixed by price label; some light soiling and creasing.
Literature
Artist & the Book 179; Fisher, Manet 72; Ray, French 371
Condition
As described in catalogue description
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
First edition. Copy 141 of 175 copies on chine (of a whole edition of 195). L'Après-midi is the second of only two book collaborations between Mallarmé and Manet, and represents their combined aesthetic. Manet used four scenes or vignettes, of nymphs, a faun or satyr (frontispiece), a grape cluster and a leafy landscape (ex-libris) to suggest, rather than literally depict, Mallarmé's most famous work. It is a handsome production, modern, yet vastly appealing to the bibliophiles of the day.