[ILLUSTR. ART] -- [CHAUVET]. Complete suite of his engravings for "Les Memoires de J. Casanova de Seingalt."
Sale 2065 - Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
Nov 14, 2024
9:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
Estimate
$800 -
1,200
Lot Description
[ILLUSTRATION ART] -- [CHAUVET, Jules-Adolphe (1828-ca 1906)]. A complete suite of his engravings for "Les Memoires de J. Casanova de Seingalt." [Barraud]: N.p., n.d. [ca 1875].
102 engravings by Barraud after Chauvet printed on laid paper (210 x 140mm), loose as issued (plate 18 torn at lower margin corner, a few with light wear at corners); chemise and slipcase.
RARE FIRST EDITION of Chauvet’s explicit illustrations for Casanova. Some, including Lehec and Carrington, attribute this work to Sellier. Galitzin 293 ("very rare"); cf. Pia 889 (a later reprint by Perceau); Forbidden Books 149.
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