SAUVAGE, Sylvain (ill.); VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet, di - Lot 23

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SAUVAGE, Sylvain (ill.); VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet, di - Lot 23
SAUVAGE, Sylvain (ill.); VOLTAIRE, François Marie Arouet, dit. L'ingénu. Histoire véritable. Taken from the manuscript of Father Quesnel by Mr. de Voltaire. Vignettes by S. Sauvage, Paris: René Kieffer, 1922. In-8 square of [4], 186, [2] p. Hardback, red leather binding, long spine, title on first board. Joints a little rubbed, impeccable condition inside. The first work illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage. Imitated edition. One of 500 on white vellum (40 on Japon). "Among the renowned illustrators of the Jura, Sylvain Sauvage (1888-1948), whose real name was Félix Roy, born in Baume- les-Messieurs, stands out for the quality of his work. (cf. Booklet of the exhibition "Describe me Dole", "Don Monique Roy-Gaubert : works by Sylvain Sauvage and Charlotte Grappe").
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