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live November 27 | 01:30 PM
Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés

157 - Set of 10 paperback volumes, one of which includes an autograph dedication signed by the author.

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€400 - 500

Sale fees

28.8%

Set of 10 paperback volumes, one of which includes an autograph dedication signed by the author. - Marc CHAGALL. My Life. Paris, Stock, 1931. In-12. Illustrated by the author. Preface by André Salmon. One of 1,474 copies bound in satin alfa (no. 900). - Jean COCTEAU. *The Rooster and the Harlequin*. Notes on Music. Paris, Éditions de la Sirène, 1918. In-12. Illustrated by Picasso. - Jean COCTEAU. *Le mystère laïc* (Giorgio De Chirico). An Essay in Indirect Study. Paris, Éditions des quatre chemins, 1928. In-12. First edition illustrated by Giorgio De Chirico. One of 2,875 copies on laid paper (no. 1643). - Robert DESNOS. *Corps et biens*. Paris, Gallimard, 1930. In-12. First edition. One of 647 copies on pure-fiber vellum (no. 87). - Robert DESNOS. Freedom or Love! followed by Mourning for Mourning. Paris, Gallimard, 1962. In-12. - Youki DESNOS. *Les confidences de Youki*. Paris, Fayard, 1957. In-8. First edition illustrated by Foujita and Robert Desnos. Signed autograph dedication. Some wear and tear. - Paul ELUARD. *Poésie et vérité 1942*. Paris, Éditions de La main à la plume, April 3 [September] 1942. In-16. First edition, containing the first publication of the famous poem “Liberté.” - Paul ELUARD. *Au rendez-vous allemand*. Paris, Éditions de Minuit, 1944. In-8. Illustrated with a portrait by Picasso. - LAUTRÉAMONT. *Complete Works*. Paris, G. L. M., 1938. In-8, publisher’s cardboard binding. - Benjamin PÉRET. *Main forte*. Paris, Éditions de la Revue Fontaine, 1946. In-8. Illustrated by Victor Brauner. One of 750 copies on vellum (no. 377).

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Auction details

20th-Century Art—including the Catherine and Raymond M. Collection
Friday, November 27
01:30 PM
Hôtel Drouot
9, rue Drouot
75009 Paris, France

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Beaussant Lefèvre & Associés +33 1 47 70 40 00 contact@beaussantlefevre.com
On Drouot for more than 10 years avec More than 120,000 lots published

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