From The Cary Collection, Bristol, CT, U.S.A.
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2 volume set. 2006 12" x 8.5" Vol. Number 1: [318] pp. Vol. Number 2: [287] pp. Two volumes (30.5 cm), I (11 October 2006): 318 pp., illustrations (most in colour). Lots numbered 1-269. II (12 October 2006): 287 (1) pp., illustrations (most in colour). Lots numbered 270-518. Publisher s printed boards, slipcase. - Collection of the Romanian chemical engineer Fred Feinsilber, ostensibly documenting the forerunners of Surrealism (Souren Melikian, A passion for rare books inspires a journey into the past in The New York Times, 6 October 2006). The first quarter of the sale was devoted to older (pre-1900) books; the most spectacular was the coloured copy of the 1610 Voyage du Roy à Metz from the library of Jean Ballesdens ( 67,200); the peak of the sale came with the holograph manuscript of Camus Le mythe de Sisyphe, bound by Bonet (1958), for which Benoît Forgeot paid 404,000 (now Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library. Seller Inventory # 35635
Bibliographic Details
Title: Collection Fred Feinsilber - 12 Octobre 2006
Publisher: Sotheby's Paris
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Edition: 1st Edition
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