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Gros & Delettrez: Modern Illustrated Books - Collection of an amateur bookbinder
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern Illustrated Books - Collection of an amateur bookbinder | Total Sales (EUR) | 10,010.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | July 03, 2026 - July 03, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 6,470.00 |
| Sale Number | #182467 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 9,350.00 |
| Total Lots | 152 | ||
| Sold Lots | 81.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 24,140.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 53.29% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 33,720.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 71 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 29.69% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Loti Pierre | Madame Prune’s Third Youth |
1926 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 624.00 |
| 26 | Char Rene | Pour nous Rimbaud |
1956 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 520.00 |
| 13 | Blum Leon | Memoirs on the Affair |
1935 | EUR 180.00 - 200.00 | EUR 455.00 |
| 59 | Giono Jean | Le haut pays |
1965 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 416.00 |
| 129 | Lyautey Marshal | Letters from Tonkin |
1928 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 364.00 |
| 152 | Zola Emile | Work |
1901 | EUR 500.00 - 700.00 | EUR 325.00 |
| 12 | Blum Leon | Le sopha |
1935 | EUR 650.00 - 750.00 | EUR 286.00 |
| 45 | Dulac Jean | Behind the Scenes of Half a Century |
N/A | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 260.00 |
| 91 | Louys Pierre | The Songs of Bilitis |
1943 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 260.00 |
| 113 | Nemirovsky Irene | The Ball |
1930 | EUR 180.00 - 200.00 | EUR 260.00 |
| 151 | Yourcenar Marguerite | Acceptance speech by Marguerite Yourcenar upon her election to the Academie Francaise and response by Jean d'Ormesson |
1981 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 260.00 |
| 149 | Villefosse Heron de | The Bohemian Epic |
1959 | EUR 30.00 - 50.00 | EUR 234.00 |
| 122 | Rimbaud Arthur | Illuminations |
1978 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 221.00 |
| 128 | Sandoz Maurice | The House Without Windows |
1949 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 208.00 |
| 42 | Dorgeles Roland | Les croix de bois |
1947 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 195.00 |
| 148 | Verne Jules | From the Earth to the Moon |
1964 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 195.00 |
| 83 | Julie's Missteps |
1932 | EUR 100.00 - 200.00 | EUR 169.00 | |
| 55 | Gautier Theophile | The Mummy’s Novel |
1945 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 156.00 |
| 94 | Mac Orlan Pierre | Surprising Faces of Paris |
1952 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 156.00 |
| 100 | Merimee Prosper | The Souls in Purgatory |
N/A | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 156.00 |
| 108 | Montherlant Henri de | Sous les drapeaux morts |
1929 | EUR 120.00 - 150.00 | EUR 156.00 |
| 109 | Montorgueil Georges | Life in Montmartre |
1899 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 156.00 |
| 150 | Villon Francois | Les Lais; Le testament |
1948 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 156.00 |
| 97 | Maran Rene | The Book of the Bush |
1947 | EUR 30.00 - 50.00 | EUR 143.00 |
| 30 | Chateaubriand Francois-Rene de | Atala |
1948 | EUR 80.00 - 100.00 | EUR 130.00 |
