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live December 8 | 02:00 PM
Richard Maison de ventes

187 - GENET (Jean). A set of 2 volumes, in-12 or in-8, well bound in modern black half-calf, with a ribbed spine accented by red shagreen fillets and adorned with a gilt fleur-de-lis in the center; covers and spine preserved.

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€50 - 80

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GENET (Jean). A set of 2 volumes, in-12 or in-8, well bound in modern black half-calf, with a ribbed spine accented by red shagreen fillets and adorned with a gilt fleur-de-lis in the center; covers and spine preserved. 1/ *Diary of a Thief*. Paris, N.R.F., Gallimard, June 16, 1949. First commercial edition, on plain paper, published by Gallimard following the original clandestine edition of 1948. Yellowed paper. 2/ *A Captive in Love*. Paris, N.R.F., Gallimard, May 7, 1986. First edition on plain paper of this final work by Jean Genet, published a few weeks after his death.

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Auction details

Sale of antique and modern books
Tuesday, December 8
02:00 PM
16, rue Régemortes
03000 Moulins, France

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Richard Maison de ventes +33 4 28 39 00 20 moulins@richardmdv.com
On Drouot for 10 years avec More than 100,000 lots published

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