Fine Books and Manuscripts: Featuring Important Chicago Memorabilia
Thu, Jan 10, 2019 06:30AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 298
The Last Abbe.
Estimate: $300 - $500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Musset, Paul de (illus. Alphonse Lalauze). The Last Abbe. Paris: Societe des Beaux Arts, ca. 1895. Copy ?H? of 20 copies of the Edition de Deux Mondes. Original green morocco, magnificently gilt-tooled with color inlays in white, orange, and maroon morocco, raised spine, t.e.g., gilt doublures, the front with an inlaid hand-colored portrait, satin endpapers. Plates and text engravings by Lalauze reproduced in three states (uncolored, india-proof, and hand-colored) under tissue guards. 4to. xvii, 161pp. Unobtrusive rubbing to foot of spine.
