187 of 765 lots
187
(3vol) PIERRE LOUYS, THE ADVENTURES OF KING
Estimate:
$100 - $200
Sold
$140
Live Auction
Summer Estates | July 26
Category
Description
including �The Adventures of King Pausole� by Pierre Louys, illustrated and signed by Clara Tice, c. 1926, privately printed for The Pierre Louys Society, limited edition, ed. 3/990 and bound in full Moroccan leather with incised gilt decoration [very good condition]; �The First Temptation of Saint Anthony� by Gustave Flaubert, illustrated by Jean de Bosschere, c. 1924, pub. John Lane the Bodley Head Ltd., London, limited edition, ed. 2,012/3,000 and bound in red cloth [binding bumped, otherwise very good condition]; plus �Anthropological Studies of Sexual Relations of Mankind� by Professor Paolo Mantegazza, pub. Anthropological Press, New York, registered copy no. 58B and bound in genuine Pergamus Sheepskin Parchment, with pure gold leaf [very good condition]
Provenance
from a private Yorktown, NY collection