Dispersal of Mr. Hervé Yon's important Balzacian collection, comprising autographs, first and pre-original editions, Balzacian prints and an extensive documentary collection on and around Balzac:
Sale at 10 a.m:
- Lots 1 to 15: pre-original editions
- Lots 16 to 42: original editions
- Lots 43 to 59: posthumous first editions
- Lots 60 to 82: contemporary editions
- Lots 83 to 90: Belgian forgeries
- Lots 91 to 154: Illustrated Editions
- Lots 155 to 177: non-illustrated editions
Sale resumes at 2pm:
- Lots 177.2 to 189: stepladders and autographs
- Lots 190 to 207: Balzacian editions and prints
- Lots 208 to 215: Correspondence
- Lots 216 to 295: biographical works
- Lots 296 to 401: studies on the work
- Lots 402 to 462: iconography, bibliography
- Lots 463 to 470: Balzacian journals
- Lots 471 to end : Balzac and his time