Lot n° 149
Estimation :
150 - 200
EUR
BATAILLE (Henry). Têtes et Pensées. Paris, Société d'édition - Lot 149
BATAILLE (Henry). Têtes et Pensées. Paris, Société d'éditions littéraires et artistiques, Librairie Ollendorff, 1901. In ff. folio, in publisher's printed laced portfolio (worn).
[2] ff. (title, preface) and 22 hors-texte lithographed plates by Henry Bataille, with their serpents indicating the name of the portrait and an appropriate verse. Marginal spotting and soiling, heavy wetness on the paper of the last two plates.
A fine series of portraits of leading literary figures of the early 20th century, including Catulle Mendès, André Gide, Jules Renard, Tristan Bernard, Robert de Montesquiou, Pierre Louys, Gustave Kahn, Alfred Capus and André Picard.
Fine provenance: bookplate in red ink of Pierre LOUYS, who is also the subject of plate XII of the collection.
Expert : Madame Elvire POULAIN-MARQUIS
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