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Droz, Gustave
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- printed book
Monsieur, Madame & Bébé, Édition illustrée par Edmond Morin. Paris: Victor Havard, 1878
Large 8vo (11 x 7 1/2 in.; 280 x 190 mm). Half-title, limitation on verso, etched frontispiece portrait, title printed in red and black, wood-engraved text illustrations after Morin. Contemporary (possibly original) tan crushed morocco, elaborate bouquet on upper cover made of inlaid red niger, blue, dark green, and dark brown morocco outlined in gilt with a gilt butterfly stamped in upper right corner (repeated on lower cover), gilt-stamped turn-ins, silk multicolor brocade doublures and endleaves, edges gilt, by Marius Michel, in a quarter-morocco slipcase; light rubbing on upper cover.
Large 8vo (11 x 7 1/2 in.; 280 x 190 mm). Half-title, limitation on verso, etched frontispiece portrait, title printed in red and black, wood-engraved text illustrations after Morin. Contemporary (possibly original) tan crushed morocco, elaborate bouquet on upper cover made of inlaid red niger, blue, dark green, and dark brown morocco outlined in gilt with a gilt butterfly stamped in upper right corner (repeated on lower cover), gilt-stamped turn-ins, silk multicolor brocade doublures and endleaves, edges gilt, by Marius Michel, in a quarter-morocco slipcase; light rubbing on upper cover.
Literature
Carteret I, 221; Ray, French 259
Condition
Large 8vo (11 x 7 1/2 in.; 280 x 190 mm). Half-title, limitation on verso, etched frontispiece portrait, title printed in red and black, wood-engraved text illustrations after Morin. Contemporary (possibly original) tan crushed morocco, elaborate bouquet on upper cover made of inlaid red niger, blue, dark green, and dark brown morocco outlined in gilt with a gilt butterfly stamped in upper right corner (repeated on lower cover), gilt-stamped turn-ins, silk multicolor brocade doublures and endleaves, edges gilt, by Marius Michel, in a quarter-morocco slipcase; light rubbing on upper cover.
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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
Number 41 of 50 copies on Whatman paper, of a total edition of 210.