"Collection Fred Feinsilber" - 11-12 Octobre 2006 Sotheby's Paris Volumes 1 & 2 Paul Desmond Brown

"Collection Fred Feinsilber" - 11-12 Octobre 2006 Sotheby's Paris Volumes 1 & 2 Paul Desmond Brown2 volume setVol. 1[318] pp. 263 lotsVol. 2[287] pp. Lots 371 518Sotheby's Paris200612" x 8 1 2"Collection of the Romanian chemical engineer Fred Feinsilber, ostensibly documenting the forerunners of Surrealism (Souren Melikian, A passion for rare books inspires a journey into the past in The New York Times, 6 October 2006). The first quarter of the sale was devoted to older (pre 1900) books; the most spectacular was the coloured copy of the 1610

that most of the Europeans

Most of the illustrations are by James Storer and John Greig

for the Kennedys

Ford and Tchelitchew had met shortly after Ford's arrival in Paris in 1933 to publish The Young and Evil

including 'Leopard Madeleine Castaing'

53 1/2"L x 4"W

a low-tech loft with boxing gym

Set in the French Riviera during the twilight of the Jazz Age

Including more than 300 fashion sketches that date back to 1960

Through lush gardens

8" x 4" each

The romantic