[Fernand]. Le
 Carquois du sieur Louvigné du Dézert roüennois from fragments of an unpublished Manuscript, and preceded by
 a life of the Author by his Son.

 Paris: Aux éditions du monde nouveau, 1923. - In-8, 250 x 192: frontispiece, 128 pp., 4 plates, printed cover. Dark green half-grips with corners, gold fillets, spine ribbed, gold head, untrimmed, cover

 and spine preserved (time binding). Dutel, 1158. -
 Beautiful edition of this text by Fernand Fleuret, first published in 1912. In the words of Apollinaire, it is "a literary deception far superior to that of Mérimée," which has fooled many writers, including Francis Jammes. Thanks to this pastiche, Fleuret gained a solid
 reputation as a poet.
 This edition was printed in 251 copies and illustrated with 44 woodcut vignettes, including 32 headbands and 12 culs-de-lampe, and 5 original burins out of text by Demetrius
 Galanis.
 One of the 235 Dutch Van Gelder
 Zonen
 calfskin copies
.
 Very well preserved despite the uniformly browned back.
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Lot no. 150

[Fernand]. Le Carquois du sieur Louvigné du Dézert roüennois from fragments of an unpublished Manuscript, and preceded by a life of the Author by his Son. Paris: Aux éditions du monde nouveau, 1923. - In-8, 250 x 192: frontispiece, 128 pp., 4 plates, printed cover. Dark green half-grips with corners, gold fillets, spine ribbed, gold head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (time binding). Dutel, 1158. - Beautiful edition of this text by Fernand Fleuret, first published in 1912. In the words of Apollinaire, it is "a literary deception far superior to that of Mérimée," which has fooled many writers, including Francis Jammes. Thanks to this pastiche, Fleuret gained a solid reputation as a poet. This edition was printed in 251 copies and illustrated with 44 woodcut vignettes, including 32 headbands and 12 culs-de-lampe, and 5 original burins out of text by Demetrius Galanis. One of the 235 Dutch Van Gelder Zonen calfskin copies . Very well preserved despite the uniformly browned back.

Estimate
€400 - €500
Result
€500
Buyer's premium
28%
[Fernand]. Le Carquois du sieur Louvigné du Dézert roüennois from fragments of an unpublished Manuscript, and preceded by a life of the Author by his Son. Paris: Aux éditions du monde nouveau, 1923. - In-8, 250 x 192: frontispiece, 128 pp., 4 plates, printed cover. Dark green half-grips with corners, gold fillets, spine ribbed, gold head, untrimmed, cover and spine preserved (time binding). Dutel, 1158. - Beautiful edition of this text by Fernand Fleuret, first published in 1912. In the words of Apollinaire, it is "a literary deception far superior to that of Mérimée," which has fooled many writers, including Francis Jammes. Thanks to this pastiche, Fleuret gained a solid reputation as a poet. This edition was printed in 251 copies and illustrated with 44 woodcut vignettes, including 32 headbands and 12 culs-de-lampe, and 5 original burins out of text by Demetrius Galanis. One of the 235 Dutch Van Gelder Zonen calfskin copies . Very well preserved despite the uniformly browned back.
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