Livres Et Manuscrits; 15 Decembre 2004; Sale No. PF4013 -

Paris: Sotheby's, Paris, 2004. 168 pp. 134 lots. Very light rubbing and bumping to corners. Highlights include: Cellulairement: 32 poèmes manuscrits autographes de Paul Verlaine which sold for 299,200 eu; A rare signed letter from Pietro Aretin to Cosme de Medici date Venise 18 Juin 1547 for 52,800 eu; A folio bible illustrated by Marc Chagall with 105 full-page eaux fortes, 48,000 eu; Cirque de l'etoile filante, Abroise Vollard with 17 eaux-fortes and 82 woodcuts by Georges Roualt, one of an in-folio edition of 215, for 42,000 eu; J.J. Rouseau, Oeuvres, La Botanique, 19 4to volumes with illustrations by Redoute apparently was not sold. . Illustrated Wraps. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.