Verlaine, Oeuvres. - Lot 199

Expert : Mr Benoît GALLAND

Sale of non-collated works unless expressly mentioned.

at 10am: lots 1 to 220

2pm: lots 221 to end

Important collection of books, manuscripts, autographs and miscellaneous documents, including :

- Autographs and manuscripts including Paganini, Steinlen, Coran, Puget, Mussolini, Maurras, Empress Eugénie (including the day her son died), Pius XII, Charcot, autographed scores, old manuscripts, etc.

- First editions of Maupassant (including Bel-Ami), Zola, Jonathan Swift, etc.

- Fine bindings (including Mercier, Pagnant), gouache missal, copy of Montesquieu's library, photo album of the Villa Valmer in Marseille, numerous albums of chromos, large collection of pious pictures, beautiful drawing in the taste of Mucha, works and documents on music (including letter from German admirers of Berlioz), rare companion's booklet, companion's diploma, etc.

- Illustrated editions including Madame Bovary, Friedrich H Schiff (Chine), Jules Verne, JOB, Paul-Elie Dubois, Verlaine, Gaston-Louis Marchal, original drawings by Hémard, Janmot, etc.

- Pléiades, Jean de Bonnot. Numerous cartons of antique and modern books, notably on Balzac.