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Giquello: A. S. LaBarthe Collection of Modern Books and Autographs

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Auction Name A. S. LaBarthe Collection of Modern Books and Autographs Total Sales (EUR) 636,147.00
Auction Date May 13, 2022 - May 13, 2022 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 391,700.00
Sale Number #123375 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 482,400.00
Total Lots 305
Sold Lots 261 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 447,850.00
% of Lots Sold 85.57% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 552,500.00
Unsold Lots 44 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 115.14%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
99 BELLMER (Hans). ÉLUARD (Paul).

Les Jeux de la poupée. Paris, Éditions Premières, collection GBMZ, 1949, in-4 (25,5 x 19,5 cm), broché, couverture rempliée, non paginé.

1949 EUR 40,000.00 - 45,000.00 EUR 48,023.00
192 DEBORD (Guy).

Préface à la quatrième édition italienne de « La Société du Spectacle ». MANUSCRIT AUTOGRAPHE signé et daté janvier 1979. 21 pages 27 x 21 cm d'une écriture très serrée avec de nombreuses ratures et ajouts.

1979 EUR 15,000.00 - 18,000.00 EUR 39,000.00
93 BELLMER (Hans).

The Doll. Translated by Robert Valencay. Paris, G.L.M., 1936, in-12, black calf, boards decorated with a photographic montage covered with black silk lace, framed with a grey calf scroll, pink suede lining and endpapers, black waxed head, cover and spine

1936 EUR 20,000.00 - 25,000.00 EUR 29,066.00
195 DUBUFFET (Jean).

An vou a ia je par in ninbesil with de zimage. Paris, Aux frais de l'Auteur (printed by Desjobert), 1950, in-4 (27,2 x 23,2 cm), paperback, publisher's hardback folder. 9 original lithographs out of text by Jean Dubuffet, of which 6 in colors. Unique edit

1950 EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 27,803.00
34 ARTAUD (Antonin).

DEUX DESSINS ORIGINAUX. Deux dessins originaux dont l'un signé, sur papier beige pour la couverture de la revue 84. Chacun : 21 x 13 cm. Sans date, [fin 1946 début 1947]. Les deux dessins sont réunis sous un même encadrement.

EUR 15,000.00 - 18,000.00 EUR 19,500.00
120 CÉLINE (Louis-Ferdinand).

Mort à crédit. Paris, Denoël & Steele, Paris, 1936, in-8, red morocco, smooth spine, gilt on witnesses, cover and spine preserved, untrimmed, matching slipcase (binding by J.-P. Miguet, 1965), 697 pp.

1936 EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 14,912.00
66 BATAILLE (Georges) sous le pseudonyme de Pierre ANGELIQUE.

Madame Edwarda. Paris, Éditions du Solitaire, 1937 [1941], in-16, reliure plein box couleur chair, mouchetée de rose plus intense, dos lisse, titre en long, doublure de feutrine châtaigne, doré sur témoins, couverture et dos conservés, non rogné, chemise

1937 1941 EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 14,533.00
98 BELLMER (Hans). BOUSQUET (Joë).

Original copperplates for the illustration of Charles Baudelaire's Paradis artificiels, with the signed autograph manuscript of the text by Joë Bousquet, which was to serve as a preface to the edition.

EUR 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 EUR 13,000.00
76 BATAILLE (Georges) sous le pseudonyme de Lord AUCH.

History of the Eye. With six original etchings and burin engravings [by Hans Bellmer]. Seville, 1940 [Paris, K publisher, July 1947], 26,5 x 17 cm, in sheets, filled cover, 135 p., in publisher's white silent folder and case.

1940, 1947 EUR 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 EUR 12,385.00
239 MALAVAL (Robert)

Avancée d'Aliment blanc, 1961

1961 EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 10,660.00
186 COCTEAU (Jean).

L.A.S. to Madame Lucien Mulhlfeld. [Maisons-Laffitte], [14 October 1913]; 1 page in-8, stamped verso.

1913 EUR 1,500.00 - 1,700.00 EUR 10,400.00
7 RIMBAUD (Arthur).

Une Saison en enfer. Brussels, Alliance typographique (M.-J. Poot et Compagnie), 1873, in-12, black morocco, spine with 5 nerves, boards decorated with a geometrical cold decoration, red calf lining, gilt on witnesses, cover and spine preserved, lined cas

1873 EUR 8,000.00 - 9,000.00 EUR 10,110.00
189 CRAVAN (Arthur).

Now. Literary magazine. Director : Arthur Cravan. N°1 to 5, April 1st 1912 - March-April 1915. 5 fascicles in-12, stapled. The n°2 is signed in ink by Arthur Cravan. The n°3 carries the stamp of the sale Apollinaire.

1912 - 1915 EUR 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 EUR 8,846.00
73 BATAILLE (Georges).

The Oresteia. Corrected proofs. [Paris, Éditions des Quatre Vents, 1945], in-8, bound in half brown chagrin, spine with 5 edges, untrimmed (period binding). 94 p. + 4 p. of covers.

1945 EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 7,150.00
60 BATAILLE (Georges) sous le pseudonyme de Lord AUCH.

History of the Eye. With eight original lithographs. Paris, [René Bonnel], 1928, in-4, paperback, green cover, [104 p.]

1928 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 6,951.00
28 ARTAUD (Antonin).

Lettre autographe signée à Adrienne Monnier. Datée Asile de Ville-Evrard, 4 mars 1939, 2 pages in-4. Enveloppe conservée.

EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 EUR 6,630.00
67 BATAILLE (Georges) sous le pseudonyme de Louis TRENTE.

Le Petit. Paris, s.e., 1934 [Georges Hugnet, 1943], in-12, paperback, 46 p.

1934 EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 6,319.00
27 ARTAUD (Antonin).

Autograph letter signed to Cécile Denoël. 2 p. in-4. [early February 1935].

EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 6,240.00
303 ZÜRN (Unica). BELLMER (Hans).

10 L.A.S. and 1 telegram to Henri MICHAUX. - ZÜRN (Unica). 2 L.A.S. to Henri MICHAUX. 21 pages (H.B.) + 4 p. (U.Z), September-November 1961, some envelopes kept.

EUR 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 EUR 6,240.00
94 BELLMER (Hans). HUGNET (Georges).

Oeillades chiseled in branch. Paris, Jeanne Bucher, 1939, in-16 (13,4 x 9,5 cm), cream calf, boards decorated with two chromos mounted on the boards in medallions on a black background with a repeated floral motif, framed with a cream calf listel, mauve s

1939 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 6,066.00
30 ARTAUD (Antonin).

Autograph letter signed to Henri THOMAS. January 7, 1945, 4 pages in-8 on squared paper.

1945 EUR 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 EUR 5,460.00
124 CÉLINE (Louis-Ferdinand).

From one castle to another. AUTOGRAPH MANUSCRIPT FRAGMENT. 7 pages in-4, folioed 318 to 322. Scratchings, corrections, exclamation marks and suspension points.

EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 5,460.00
141 COCTEAU (Jean).

Beauty and the Beast. Diary of a film. Paris, J.B. Janin, 1946, in-12, buffalo binding, smooth spine, illustrated cover and spine preserved, untrimmed, gilt head, lined case (Georges Leroux), 250 pp.

1946 EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 EUR 5,308.00
154 GANCE (Abel).

Napoleon seen by Abel Gance, cinematographic epic, volume 1: Bonaparte. Paris, Librairie Plon, 1927, in-8, bound in yellow half-maroquin with gold framing, light wood leaves on the boards, smooth spine, cover and spine preserved, untrimmed, (J.-P. Miguet)

1927 EUR 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 5,308.00
61 [BATAILLE]. (Revue).

DOCUMENTS. Doctrines. Archaeology. Fine arts. Ethnography. Paris, n° 1 to 7 (April-December 1929) and n° 1 to 8 of the second year 1930, 15 fascicles in-4, stapled, yellow covers.

1929 EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 EUR 5,055.00
  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000
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    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
    19th Century Shop. Walt Whitman portrait inscribed with a Leaves of Grass poem
    19th Century Shop. Major Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript notebook
    19th Century Shop. Spock's Baby Book, original MS
    19th Century Shop. Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, the great celestial atlas
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
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    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
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    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
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    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
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    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
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