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HIGHLIGHTS
À LA UNE
ARCHIVES
Léon Walras' personal papers,
including manuscripts,
corrected proofs and offprints. Last archives in private hands.
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FIRST EDITIONS
The essays ofSimone de Beauvoir,leading voice of modern feminism:
founding texts of the fight
for women’s rights.
LEWIS CARROLL
One of only three known
original prints of an angel
winged child’s portrait.
AFRICAN MODERN ART
Kalifala Sidibé, “The African Giotto”
celebrated by Prague’s Avant-Garde.
A few rare visual records of paintings
by an artist “canceled” from Art History.
GEORGE BARBIER
The French Master of Art Deco's
most beautiful books, including the complete collection of La Gazette du Bon Ton.
FLOWERS OF EVIL
“To the reader, you know this dainty monster too”,The 3 first editions of Baudelaire’s
masterpiece from 1857, 1861, 1868
in mint condition, as issued.
FASHION
Fashion Extravaganza: Thierry Mugler's
archives, drawings, creations, sketches,
original photographs.
PERFORMING ARTS
Dancing queens and women in power:
ballet, social dance, risqué dance,
music-hall & masked ball.
JOYCE
James Joyce’s Irish Spell:
a 1939 exceptional color photograph
of the writer signed by Gisèle Freund.
AUTOGRAPHS
Richard Wagner in love:
a very intimate autograph
on his musical manifesto.