Sale 5481
Paris
|
20 November 2007
Price realised
EUR 8,650
Estimate
ZOLA, Émile (1840-1902). L'Oeuvre. Paris: G. Charpentier, 1886. In-12 (190 x 120 mm). Exemplaire sur Japon. Toile simple, couverture jaune conservée, chemise en demi-chagrin rouge, étui assorti. Provenance: Edmond de Goncourt (ex-libris gravé et note sur la garde). ÉDITION ORIGINALE. UN DES 10 EXEMPLAIRES SUR JAPON, celui-ci n° 2, EXCEPTIONNELLEMENT ENRICHI D'UN ENVOI AUTOGRAPHE SIGNÉ DE L'AUTEUR "à Edmond de Goncourt, son ami Émile Zola". Carteret Romantique II, 485.
Contact Client Service
info@christies.com
New York +1 212 636 2000
London +44 (0)20 7839 9060
infoasia@christies.com
Asia +852 2760 1766
Special Notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT payable at 19.6% (5.5% for books) will be added to the buyer’s premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Mark Wiltshire, Associate Specialist in Science & Books, walks us through the history of Christianity’s most influential printed text
Daniel Moquay, head of the Klein archives in Paris, discusses the French artist’s spirituality, his relationship with the colour blue — and his love of judo
Letters, postcards and photographs from the personal archives of Einstein’s sister and brother-in-law shed new light on his extraordinary life and complex character