DEGAS (E). Letters of Degas, collected and annotated by Marc - Lot 249

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DEGAS (E). Letters of Degas, collected and annotated by Marc - Lot 249
DEGAS (E). Letters of Degas, collected and annotated by Marcel Guérin and preceded by a preface by Daniel Halévy. Paris, les Cahiers Verts, 1931. In-12, English green jansenist morocco, ribbed spine, gilt filleting inside the boards, gilt edges on witnesses, covers and spine preserved (P.-L. Martin). EXCEPTIONAL EXAMPLE remarkably established by Pierre-Lucien Martin who added at the time of its binding 11 ORIGINAL LETTERS WRITTEN AND SIGNED by Edgar Degas. These beautiful and interesting letters have been arranged opposite their printed text, except for 3 unpublished in this collection but one listed (Loliée collection) in the second edition of the Letters published in 1945. They are all addressed to his long-time friend Henri Rouart, a famous and wealthy collector, an essential actor of the 19th century art world. 1. 4 pages dated October 16, 1883 - 2. 3 pages on a mourning announcement with a postscript signed by Lafond addressed to Rouart (coll. Loliée) - 3. 4 pages dated August 22 [1884] from the castle of Ménil-Hubert - 4. 4 pages, without place or date - 5. 3 pages dated Thursday [1886] from Paris - 6. 3 pages dated 1890 from Ménil-Hubert - 7. franked letter-card of May 25, 1896 - 8. franked letter-card of August 8, 1885 (unpublished) - 9. franked letter-card of December 1897 - 10. franked letter-card of October 7, 1905 - 11. 4 pages on mourning announcement, s.l.n.d. (unpublished). Very nice copy on Madagascar, very pure. Provenances : Collection Loliée for a letter - T. Froissart (ex-libris).
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