MODERN ILLUSTRE. 10 paperback volumes: - Lot 19

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MODERN ILLUSTRE. 10 paperback volumes: - Lot 19
MODERN ILLUSTRE. 10 paperback volumes: - ARNAC (Marcel). The Farce of the Desert Island. A novel of love, humor, and adventure. Paris, Nouvelle Société d’Edition, (circa 1930), in-8, 167 pp. – 1 folio. Paperback, color cover design. Ex libris. - One of 150 copies printed on Marais vellum, the only large-format paper used. First edition. 75 vignettes by the author. - CHAMPSAUR (Félicien). Pierrot and His Conscience. Paris, Dentu, (1896), 8vo, 6 unnumbered pages—IV pp.—136 pp.—3 pages—2 pages of catalog. Paperback. - A few very faint foxing spots; fragile binding. First edition. Charming vignettes and full-page illustrations by Gorguet, printed in 2 or 3 colors, sometimes accented with gold. Portrait. - DEBRAYE (Henry). [DREVET]. If Stendhal Were to Return. Etchings and drawings by Joanny Drevet. Grenoble, Didier & Richard, (1934), 8vo, 139 pp.—1 fol.—31 plates. Paperback, padded cover. - A few scattered small pinholes. A work of fiction centered on Stendhal and his life in Grenoble. 16 etchings as inserts, 20 drawings reproduced as heliogravures, either as inserts or as headbands. Printed in a run of 1,350 copies. (Carteret V, p. 61). - GINISTY (Paul). La seconde nuit. A comic novel. Preface by Armand Silvestre and 66 illustrations by Henriot. Brussels, Brancart, 1884, in-8, 161 pp. – 1 folio. Paperback. – Volume in good condition. First edition printed in a run of 515 copies. Illustrations in the text. - LEFEVRE (Frédéric). [PERRAULT-HARRY]. *Monsieur Maubenoit, the Philatelist*. Novel. Illustrations by F. Perrault-Harry. Paris, Ariane, 1945, square 8vo, 97 pp. – 10 plates. Paperback, cloth-bound cover. - Fresh, uncut copy. (Horizons littéraires Collection). First edition & first printing. The Quest for a Stamp. The 10 color plates and 4 header illustrations are colored using a process that produces a striking gouache-like effect. Printed in a run of 3,300 copies. - MAGNIER (Maurice). *L'épousée*. With eleven illustrations in the text by A. Guillaumot Jr. Paris, Lemonnyer, 1884, square 8vo booklet, 15 unnumbered folios. Stapled. - One of the 50 “Japon” editions, with a suite. Cover soiled. Illustrated with 10 headpiece compositions. (Vicaire V, 448). - MONTFRILEUX (Jérôme Doucet, known as...). The Book of Masks. One Hundred Drawings by J. Fontanez. Paris, Le Livre de l’Estampe, (1903), 8vo, 2 leaves–202 pp.–1 leaf. Paperback, decorated cover. - Pinholes on the back cover, margins slightly yellowed. First edition & first printing. Text printed in red. J. Fontanez’s illustrations are arranged in large frames surrounding the text or as small vignettes. - MOUSSET (Paul). *Maïmona*. Color woodcuts by Georges Tautel. Paris, Nouvelle France, 1944, 8vo, 260 pp., 2 folios. Paperback, folded cover. - Mint condition. (“Main d’Or” collection). Full-page woodcuts, printed in color. - NOLHAC (Pierre de). Autour de la reine. Illustrated by Drésa & Bérengier. Paris, Lapina, 1926, small in-8, 159 pp. – 2 ff. – facsimile, frontispiece, 8 inserts, vignettes. Paperback, beige cover with embossing. – Good condition. (Les Panathénées Collection). A beautifully crafted edition, illustrated with an etching as the frontispiece, 8 charming watercolor compositions, and vignettes in headers or footers. Text set in red and black. - SAMAIN (Albert). In the Infanta’s Garden. Original color illustrations by Antoine Calbet. Paris, Rombaldi, 1941, in-8, 3ff.—231pp.—5 plates. Paperback, folded cover. 5 color etchings by Calbet.
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