Lot 180 · Bibliothèque Romantique R. & B. L. Editions originales – Livres illustrés – Lettres et manuscrits autographes
lettre a monsieur victor hugo, [suivie de] réflexions sur la peine de mort. s.l.n.d. [1851] [à la fin] : dijon, imprimerie de mme noëllat. plaquette in-8 de 12 pages, cousue d’un fil, couverture muette, chemise à dos de maroquin noir et étui modernes.
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- Estimate
- €3,500–€4,500 hammer ≈ $4,129–$5,309
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Bibliothèque Romantique R. & B. L. Editions originales – Livres illustrés – Lettres et manuscrits autographes, Paris · 10 October 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4601250
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Xavier Forneret, lettre a monsieur victor hugo, [suivie de] réflexions sur la peine de mort. s.l.n.d. [1851] [à la fin] : dijon, imprimerie de mme noëllat. plaquette in-8 de 12 pages, cousue d’un fil, couverture muette, chemise à dos de maroquin noir et étui modernes. Sotheby's, 10 Oct 2017, lot 180. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4601250.
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Xavier Forneret, lettre a monsieur victor hugo, [suivie de] réflexions sur la peine de mort. s.l.n.d. [1851] [à la fin] : dijon, imprimerie de mme noëllat. plaquette in-8 de 12 pages, cousue d’un fil, couverture muette, chemise à dos de maroquin noir et étui modernes. Sotheby's, 10 Oct 2017, lot 180. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4601250.
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