Event Date27 OCT 10AM – 5 NOV 2PM CET | Online 24833

Livres rares et Manuscrits

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27 OCT 10AM – 5 NOV 2PM CET

Sale Overview

Le département Livres et Manuscrits de Christie’s Paris est heureux de convier collectionneurs et amateurs à découvrir une superbe sélection d’ouvrages anciens et modernes, couvrant sept siècles d’histoire du livre. Parmi les lots phares, citons le merveilleux exemplaire de La Vie de la Vierge d’Albrecht Dürer, particulièrement grand de marges, ainsi qu’un rarissime exemplaire complet de l’ouvrage pionnier d’Avicenne, publié par la Typographia Medicea en 1593.

Provenances importantes et prestigieuses peupleront cette vente, avec des exemplaires provenant des bibliothèques de Stéphane Mallarmé, Pauline Bonaparte, ou encore Léopold Survage.

Les amateurs de livres modernes et de livres d’artistes seront séduits par des exemplaires reliés par René Kieffer, Paul Bonet, Rose Adler, Jean de Gonet ou encore Louise Bescond, et par des ouvrages illustrés par Pierre Bonnard, Pablo Picasso, Valentine Hugo ou encore Marc Chagall.

Les autographes et manuscrits ne seront pas en reste, avec, au premier chef, une précieuse lettre autographe signée de Descartes, un superbe ensemble de lettres collages d’André Breton à Louis Aragon, des documents provenant de René Gimpel avec des lettres de Marcel Proust, Mary Cassatt ou encore une lettre illustrée d’Auguste Renoir, ainsi qu’un important manuscrit de Jean-Paul Sartre. Des comptes rendus de voyages liés à l’expédition de Bougainville ; ainsi qu’une précieuse partition autographe de Pierre Boulez sont autant de pièces marquantes de cette section de la vente.

Enfin, sera présentée la bibliothèque "Lettrisme et Hypergraphie" de Gérard Lévy, comprenant des manuscrits, peintures, dessins et gravures de Jacques Spacagna ou enore des ouvrages de Lemaitre, Isou et Pierre Albert-Birot.

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Christie’s Paris’ Books and Manuscripts department Christie’s Paris is pleased to invite collectors and enthusiasts to discover a superb selection of antique and modern books, spanning seven centuries of book history. Among the highlights are a marvelous copy of Albrecht Dürer’s Life of the Virgin, featuring particularly wide margins, as well as an extremely rare complete copy of Avicenna’s pioneering work, published by the Typographia Medicea in 1593.

The sale will feature items from important and prestigious collections, including copies from the libraries of Stéphane Mallarmé, Pauline Bonaparte, and Léopold Survage.

Collectors of modern books and artists’ books will be captivated by copies bound by René Kieffer, Paul Bonet, Rose Adler, Jean de Gonet, and Louise Bescond, as well as works illustrated by Pierre Bonnard, Pablo Picasso, Valentine Hugo, and Marc Chagall.

Autographs and manuscripts will also feature prominently, including, first and foremost, a precious autograph letter signed by Descartes; a superb collection of collage letters from André Breton to Louis Aragon; documents from René Gimpel’s collection, including letters by Marcel Proust and Mary Cassatt, as well as an illustrated letter by Auguste Renoir; and an important manuscript by Jean-Paul Sartre. Travel accounts related to Bougainville’s expedition, as well as a rare autograph score by Pierre Boulez, are among the highlights of this section.

Finally, the sale will present Gérard Lévy’s remarkable Library "Lettrisme et Hypergraphie", bringing together manuscripts, paintings, drawings and prints by Jacques Spacagna, alongside works by Maurice Lemaître, Isidore Isou and Pierre Albert-Birot.

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