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Auction archive: Lot number 94

MÜRGER, HENRY. 1822-1861.

Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$2,750
Auction archive: Lot number 94

MÜRGER, HENRY. 1822-1861.

Estimate
US$2,000 - US$3,000
Price realised:
US$2,750
Beschreibung:

Scènes de la Vie de Bohème. Paris: [Charles Hérissey for] A. Romagnol for the Librairie de la Collection des Dix, 1902. 4to. Half-title, title printed in red and black, engraved color illustrations by Eugène Decisy after Charles Leandre in two states including one before and one after letters, one image (after page 386) is given in 5 states to show the composition of colors, all leaves on guards. Contemporary brown crushed morocco, border of inlaid maroon morocco entwined with a gilt-ruled fillet and flowers made of inlaid green, red and pink morocco, spine similarly decorated in three compartments with author and title blind-stamped in the other two, gilt-ruled turn-ins with inlaid strip of maroon morocco, maroon damask doublures and endleaves, gilt edges, signed in gilt "Ch. Meunier, 1923," original printed wrappers bound in, in a cloth-lined slipcase. Provenance: Jacques Levy (his sale, Sotheby's New York, 20 April 2012, lot 246). LIMITED EDITION, one of 25 copies ("exemplaires reserve") on thick paper, this copy printed for the publisher Romagnol (as printed below the limitation page), of a total edition of 300.

Auction archive: Lot number 94
Auction:
Datum:
5 Dec 2018
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

Scènes de la Vie de Bohème. Paris: [Charles Hérissey for] A. Romagnol for the Librairie de la Collection des Dix, 1902. 4to. Half-title, title printed in red and black, engraved color illustrations by Eugène Decisy after Charles Leandre in two states including one before and one after letters, one image (after page 386) is given in 5 states to show the composition of colors, all leaves on guards. Contemporary brown crushed morocco, border of inlaid maroon morocco entwined with a gilt-ruled fillet and flowers made of inlaid green, red and pink morocco, spine similarly decorated in three compartments with author and title blind-stamped in the other two, gilt-ruled turn-ins with inlaid strip of maroon morocco, maroon damask doublures and endleaves, gilt edges, signed in gilt "Ch. Meunier, 1923," original printed wrappers bound in, in a cloth-lined slipcase. Provenance: Jacques Levy (his sale, Sotheby's New York, 20 April 2012, lot 246). LIMITED EDITION, one of 25 copies ("exemplaires reserve") on thick paper, this copy printed for the publisher Romagnol (as printed below the limitation page), of a total edition of 300.

Auction archive: Lot number 94
Auction:
Datum:
5 Dec 2018
Auction house:
Bonhams London
New York 580 Madison Avenue New York NY 10022 Tel: +1 212 644 9001 Fax : +1 212 644 9009 info.us@bonhams.com
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