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

209 - GRASSET (Eugène). *The Story of the Four Sons of Aymon*. Paris: H. Launette, 1883. One volume, in-4 format, in brown half-morocco with corner pieces; the smooth spine is adorned with an elaborate mosaic design in red, tan, and brown morocco, enhanced with gold leaf, featuring a spear, a helmet, and a shield with a rosette motif, surrounded by gilded leafy branches, two grinning mascarons, and diagonal bands in a mosaic of red morocco leather, richly adorned with gilded scrollwork, a gilded title arranged diagonally between two mosaic bands, frames and friezes of gilded floral motifs at the top and bottom of the spine, a gilded headpiece, illustrated covers, and spine preserved (binding signed Ch. MEUNIER).

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€500 - 800

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25%

GRASSET (Eugène). *The Story of the Four Sons of Aymon*. Paris: H. Launette, 1883. One volume, in-4 format, in brown half-morocco with corner pieces; the smooth spine is adorned with an elaborate mosaic design in red, tan, and brown morocco, enhanced with gold leaf, featuring a spear, a helmet, and a shield with a rosette motif, surrounded by gilded leafy branches, two grinning mascarons, and diagonal bands in a mosaic of red morocco leather, richly adorned with gilded scrollwork, a gilded title arranged diagonally between two mosaic bands, frames and friezes of gilded floral motifs at the top and bottom of the spine, a gilded headpiece, illustrated covers, and spine preserved (binding signed Ch. MEUNIER). The first book printed in color using the new photogravure and chromography process invented by Charles Gillot, it is illustrated with 269 color compositions and page borders by Eugène Grasset. A very fine copy on tinted vellum in a substantial binding by Charles Meunier.

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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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