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ALDE: Modern Illustrated Books and Original Bindings

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Auction Name Modern Illustrated Books and Original Bindings Total Sales (EUR) 148,947.00
Auction Date December 15, 2020 - December 15, 2020 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 95,520.00
Sale Number #121520a High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 122,670.00
Total Lots 200
Sold Lots 159 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 251,590.00
% of Lots Sold 79.50% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 316,690.00
Unsold Lots 41 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 47.03%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
68 TZARA (Tristan).

Cinéma calendrier du cœur abstrait. Maisons.

s.d. [1920]. EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 15,000.00
89 [DUBUFFET (Jean)]. GUILLEVIC (Eugène).

Les Murs.

[1950]. EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 11,250.00
75 ROSNY (Joseph-Henry).

Tabubu. La Femme et l'amour dans l'ancienne Égypte.

1932 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 6,000.00
99 CHAR (René).

Lettera amorosa.

1963 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 5,500.00
71 KIPLING (Rudyard).

La Chasse de Kaa.

1930 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 5,125.00
97 JOUHANDEAU (Marcel).

Descente aux enfers.

1961 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 5,000.00
81 HUGNET (Georges).

Œillades ciselées en branche.

1939 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 4,875.00
23 MONTHERLANT (Henry de).

Les Bestiaires.

1932 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 3,625.00
57 SAINT-PHALLE (Niki de).

Ensemble 5 pièces autographes.

Années 1990 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 2,875.00
7 COBURN (Alvin Langdon).

New York.

EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,500.00
72 KIPLING (Rudyard).

La Chasse de Kaa. Lot d'épreuves d'essai et deux matrices en bois debout.

Vers 1929-1930 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 2,250.00
79 DARAGNÈS (Jean-Gabriel).

Paris 1937.

1937 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 2,000.00
95 VOLLARD (Ambroise).

Les Réincarnations du père Ubu.

1955 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 2,000.00
3 BAUDELAIRE (Charles).

Le Spleen de Paris.

1926 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,875.00
13 GENEVOIX (Maurice).

Le Roman de Renard.

1958 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,875.00
59 TINGUELY (Jean).

10 pièces, certaines originales, certaines reproduites, avec des mots autographes.

Années 1980-1990 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,875.00
98 JOUFFROY (Alain).

Tire à l'arc.

1962 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,875.00
110 JULIET (Charles).

La Roue des saisons.

1993 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,875.00
69 CARCO (Francis).

La Légende et la vie d'Utrillo.

1927 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,750.00
76 BOULENGER (Jacques).

Miroir à deux faces.

s.d. [1933] EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,750.00
90 ORLÉANS (Charles d').

Poèmes.

s.d. [1950]. EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,750.00
91 PONGE (Francis).

Cinq Sapates.

1950 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,750.00
65 HILDEBRANDT (Lily).

Klein-Rainers Weltreise.

1918 EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,625.00
58 SAINT-PHALLE (Niki de).

"Très chère Claude, je suis horrifiée..."

n.d. EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,500.00
61 NICHOLSON (Sir William).

An Alphabet.

1898 [1897]. EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 1,500.00
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