Estate / Collection: The Margolis Collection
[COCTEAU, JEAN]
Two works. RADIGUET, RAYMOND. Le Bal du Comte d'Orgel. Monaco: Éditions du Rocher, [1953]. Copy 14 of 25 on papier d'Auvergne, with a suite of the first-state plates on Japon, from a total edition of 250 plus 27 hors commerce examples. Unbound sheets in wrappers as issued, in original slipcase and chemise. 13 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches (33 x 25.5 cm); 184 pp., with 33 etchings by Cocteau. Minor wear to slipcase, a fine copy; with LAPORTE, GENEVIEVE. Sous le manteau de feu. Paris: Joseph Foret, 1955. Copy 156 of the edition of 217, signed by the editor. Unbound sheets in wrappers as issued, in original slipcase and chemise. Illustrated by Jean Cocteau. 16 x 12 3/4 inches (41 x 32.5 cm); unpaginated; color lithographs by Cocteau throughout. Some wear and toning to slipcase and chemise, the book fine
Estate / Collection: The Margolis Collection
[COCTEAU, JEAN]
Two works. RADIGUET, RAYMOND. Le Bal du Comte d'Orgel. Monaco: Éditions du Rocher, [1953]. Copy 14 of 25 on papier d'Auvergne, with a suite of the first-state plates on Japon, from a total edition of 250 plus 27 hors commerce examples. Unbound sheets in wrappers as issued, in original slipcase and chemise. 13 3/8 x 9 3/4 inches (33 x 25.5 cm); 184 pp., with 33 etchings by Cocteau. Minor wear to slipcase, a fine copy; with LAPORTE, GENEVIEVE. Sous le manteau de feu. Paris: Joseph Foret, 1955. Copy 156 of the edition of 217, signed by the editor. Unbound sheets in wrappers as issued, in original slipcase and chemise. Illustrated by Jean Cocteau. 16 x 12 3/4 inches (41 x 32.5 cm); unpaginated; color lithographs by Cocteau throughout. Some wear and toning to slipcase and chemise, the book fine
Auction: Rare Books, Autographs & Maps, May 11, 2023