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NADAR: (1820-1910) Gaspard-Felix Tournachon. French photographer, caricaturist and balloonist, the first person to take aerial photographs (1858). The personal Album Amicorum belonging to Nadar, and later presented to his son, containing over sixty signatures by a wide variety of famous individuals, some of whom sat for the photographer, many of the entries accompanied by sentiments of appreciation for Nadar, and some with original drawings, paintings, or musical and literary quotations. The large oblong folio album commences with an entry signed by Nadar, gifting the album to his son, Paul, ´En accord plus que parfait, a tous points de vues avec mon adoree Sainte, et en toute reconnaissance emue, je legue cet album a l´admirable enfant, qui de nous deux, nous donna toujours tout sans jamais rien recevoir, Nadar´ (Translation: ´In more than perfect agreement, from every point of view, with my beloved Saint, and with deep gratitude, I bequeath this album to the admirable child who, between the two of us, always gave us everything without ever receiving anything, Nadar´), further adding the words ´A la connaissance et reconnaissance de tous ceux qui nous ont approches´ (Translation: ´To the knowledge and gratitude of all those who have approached us´) beneath his signature. The album continues with entries by various luminaries including (in order of their appearance within the album) Anatole France (1844-1924) French poet and novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1921, a warm appreciation, ´Nadar est le meilleur des hommes, le plus inventif et le plus courageux, le plus tendre, le plus fier, et le plus charmant. Si nous avions garde la puissance de creer des personnages mythiques. Nadar serait en France ce que Didale [Daedalus] fut chez les grecs antiques´ (Translation: ´Nadar is the best of men, the most inventive and courageous, the most tender, proud and charming. If only we had kept the power to create mythical characters. Nadar would be to France what Didale [Daedalus] was to the ancient Greeks´), dated at Paris, 14th December 1903; Elie Metchnikoff (1845-1916) Russian zoologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine in 1908, ´Hommage bien devouee a Monsieur Nadar a qui je souhaite une bonne et heureuse nouvelle annee´ (Translation: ´A well-deserved tribute to Monsieur Nadar, to whom I wish a happy new year´) dated 31st December 1909; Jules Arsene Arnaud Claretie (1840-1913) French journalist, drama critic and director of the Théâtre-Français, ´A Nadar la Bonte, Vieille affection devouee, On parle tant des "professeurs d´energie" Nadar, mon ami de toujours, ne professa pas, il prouva et il agit-il agirait encore´ (Translation: ´To Nadar the Good, Old devoted affection, We talk so much about "professors of energy" Nadar, my lifelong friend, did not profess, he proved and he acted - he would act again´); his son Georges Claretie (1875-1936) French lawyer and man of letters, ´A Monsieur Nadar, que j´ai aime depuis que mon pere m´a parle de sa bonte, de son courage, de son energie, c´est a dire depuis toujours, et que j´aime encore plus depuis que je le connais davantage´ (Translation: ´To Monsieur Nadar, whom I have loved ever since my father told me about his kindness, courage and energy, in other words since I can remember, and whom I love even more now that I know him better´);Paul Rolier (1844-1918) French engineer and aeronaut, pilot of the balloon La Ville d´Orleans which inadvertently made the first flight across the North Sea from France to Norway on 24th November 1870 during the Siege of Paris,´Souvenir reconnaissant d´un aeronaute du Siege a son illustre collegue, le fondateur des Ballons de Paris....´ (Translation: ´A grateful souvenir from a Siege aeronaut to his illustrious colleague, the founder of the Ballons de Paris....´); and his fellow aeronaut Henri Bergeron, ´Deux mots d´admiration a mon maitre, Nadar! qui est pour moi l´eternel ideal que je ne saurai jamais attiendre´ (Translation: ´Two words of admiration for my master, Nadar! who is for me the eternal ideal that I will never be able to attain´); Victor Hugo (1802-1885) French novelist, poet and dramatist, ´Et s´il n´en reste qu´un, je serai celui-la´ (Translation: ´And if there's only one left, I'll be the one´); Charles Garnier (1825-1898) French architect of the Opera de Monte Carlo, the Palais Garnier in Paris, and other buildings, three amusing passages of text signed by Garnier, adding a simple ink drawing of a house and trees beneath his signature, 27th August 1877; Aime Laussedat (1819-1907) French scientist, astronomer and photographer, ´J´ai connu, au cours de ma longue existence beaucoup de braves gars. Je n´en ai connu nide meilleur nide plus charmante que mon vieil ami Nadar´ (Translation: ´I've known a lot of good guys in my long life. I have known none better or more charming than my old friend Nadar´), the same page also featuring an entry by Nadar himself, signed with his initial N, being a Rime batelée, and at the foot writing 'Je transcris de memoire, par a peu pres, cet exercice prosodique en souvenir de son auteur, notre bon et modeste Eug. [Ernest] Prarond, poete Abbevillois.....´ (Translation: ´I am transcribing this prosodic exercise from memory, more or less, in memory of its author, our good and modest Eug. [Ernest] Prarond, poet from Abbevillois.....´); Theophile Steinlen (1859-1923) Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker, a wonderful original pencil drawing of a happy, content black cat, lying in profile, signed by Steinlen in pencil and further inscribed ´A mon cher grand et bon Nadar, Beaux - indifferents - egoistes et tranquilles il y a des jours on l´on se prend a desirer - presque - d´etre comme eux´ (Translation; ´To my dear great and good Nadar, Beautiful - indifferent - egotistical and quiet, there are days when you find yourself wishing - almost - that you were like them´); and others. A remarkable album containing an impressive selection of signatures by a fascinating range of individuals, all of whom held Nadar in high esteem. All of the signatures are to the rectos of the pages (which measure approximately 50 x 36 cm each, and are paginated 1-44, 46-51, and 53-65, including some blank pages and an incomplete table of contents) and a number of pages bear multiple entries. The album is attractively bound in half-red shagreen with Nadar´s decorative gilt stamped initial N to the front board and spine, the latter of which is also gilt stamped Album., also featuring silk moire endpapers (some dampstaining to the edges) and all edges gilt. Contained in the attractive original dark red decorative slipcase. A few minor tears to the edges of some of the pages and with light overall age wear, generally about VGOWING TO LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CAN NOT BE DISPLAYED - PLEASE CONTACT IAA EUROPE DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
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NADAR: (1820-1910) Gaspard-Felix Tournachon. French photographer, caricaturist and balloonist, the first person to take aerial photographs (1858). The personal Album Amicorum belonging to Nadar, and later presented to his son, containing over sixty signatures by a wide variety of famous individuals, some of whom sat for the photographer, many of the entries accompanied by sentiments of appreciation for Nadar, and some with original drawings, paintings, or musical and literary quotations. The large oblong folio album commences with an entry signed by Nadar, gifting the album to his son, Paul, ´En accord plus que parfait, a tous points de vues avec mon adoree Sainte, et en toute reconnaissance emue, je legue cet album a l´admirable enfant, qui de nous deux, nous donna toujours tout sans jamais rien recevoir, Nadar´ (Translation: ´In more than perfect agreement, from every point of view, with my beloved Saint, and with deep gratitude, I bequeath this album to the admirable child who, between the two of us, always gave us everything without ever receiving anything, Nadar´), further adding the words ´A la connaissance et reconnaissance de tous ceux qui nous ont approches´ (Translation: ´To the knowledge and gratitude of all those who have approached us´) beneath his signature. The album continues with entries by various luminaries including (in order of their appearance within the album) Anatole France (1844-1924) French poet and novelist, Nobel Prize winner for Literature, 1921, a warm appreciation, ´Nadar est le meilleur des hommes, le plus inventif et le plus courageux, le plus tendre, le plus fier, et le plus charmant. Si nous avions garde la puissance de creer des personnages mythiques. Nadar serait en France ce que Didale [Daedalus] fut chez les grecs antiques´ (Translation: ´Nadar is the best of men, the most inventive and courageous, the most tender, proud and charming. If only we had kept the power to create mythical characters. Nadar would be to France what Didale [Daedalus] was to the ancient Greeks´), dated at Paris, 14th December 1903; Elie Metchnikoff (1845-1916) Russian zoologist and immunologist, Nobel Prize winner for Physiology or Medicine in 1908, ´Hommage bien devouee a Monsieur Nadar a qui je souhaite une bonne et heureuse nouvelle annee´ (Translation: ´A well-deserved tribute to Monsieur Nadar, to whom I wish a happy new year´) dated 31st December 1909; Jules Arsene Arnaud Claretie (1840-1913) French journalist, drama critic and director of the Théâtre-Français, ´A Nadar la Bonte, Vieille affection devouee, On parle tant des "professeurs d´energie" Nadar, mon ami de toujours, ne professa pas, il prouva et il agit-il agirait encore´ (Translation: ´To Nadar the Good, Old devoted affection, We talk so much about "professors of energy" Nadar, my lifelong friend, did not profess, he proved and he acted - he would act again´); his son Georges Claretie (1875-1936) French lawyer and man of letters, ´A Monsieur Nadar, que j´ai aime depuis que mon pere m´a parle de sa bonte, de son courage, de son energie, c´est a dire depuis toujours, et que j´aime encore plus depuis que je le connais davantage´ (Translation: ´To Monsieur Nadar, whom I have loved ever since my father told me about his kindness, courage and energy, in other words since I can remember, and whom I love even more now that I know him better´);Paul Rolier (1844-1918) French engineer and aeronaut, pilot of the balloon La Ville d´Orleans which inadvertently made the first flight across the North Sea from France to Norway on 24th November 1870 during the Siege of Paris,´Souvenir reconnaissant d´un aeronaute du Siege a son illustre collegue, le fondateur des Ballons de Paris....´ (Translation: ´A grateful souvenir from a Siege aeronaut to his illustrious colleague, the founder of the Ballons de Paris....´); and his fellow aeronaut Henri Bergeron, ´Deux mots d´admiration a mon maitre, Nadar! qui est pour moi l´eternel ideal que je ne saurai jamais attiendre´ (Translation: ´Two words of admiration for my master, Nadar! who is for me the eternal ideal that I will never be able to attain´); Victor Hugo (1802-1885) French novelist, poet and dramatist, ´Et s´il n´en reste qu´un, je serai celui-la´ (Translation: ´And if there's only one left, I'll be the one´); Charles Garnier (1825-1898) French architect of the Opera de Monte Carlo, the Palais Garnier in Paris, and other buildings, three amusing passages of text signed by Garnier, adding a simple ink drawing of a house and trees beneath his signature, 27th August 1877; Aime Laussedat (1819-1907) French scientist, astronomer and photographer, ´J´ai connu, au cours de ma longue existence beaucoup de braves gars. Je n´en ai connu nide meilleur nide plus charmante que mon vieil ami Nadar´ (Translation: ´I've known a lot of good guys in my long life. I have known none better or more charming than my old friend Nadar´), the same page also featuring an entry by Nadar himself, signed with his initial N, being a Rime batelée, and at the foot writing 'Je transcris de memoire, par a peu pres, cet exercice prosodique en souvenir de son auteur, notre bon et modeste Eug. [Ernest] Prarond, poete Abbevillois.....´ (Translation: ´I am transcribing this prosodic exercise from memory, more or less, in memory of its author, our good and modest Eug. [Ernest] Prarond, poet from Abbevillois.....´); Theophile Steinlen (1859-1923) Swiss-born French Art Nouveau painter and printmaker, a wonderful original pencil drawing of a happy, content black cat, lying in profile, signed by Steinlen in pencil and further inscribed ´A mon cher grand et bon Nadar, Beaux - indifferents - egoistes et tranquilles il y a des jours on l´on se prend a desirer - presque - d´etre comme eux´ (Translation; ´To my dear great and good Nadar, Beautiful - indifferent - egotistical and quiet, there are days when you find yourself wishing - almost - that you were like them´); and others. A remarkable album containing an impressive selection of signatures by a fascinating range of individuals, all of whom held Nadar in high esteem. All of the signatures are to the rectos of the pages (which measure approximately 50 x 36 cm each, and are paginated 1-44, 46-51, and 53-65, including some blank pages and an incomplete table of contents) and a number of pages bear multiple entries. The album is attractively bound in half-red shagreen with Nadar´s decorative gilt stamped initial N to the front board and spine, the latter of which is also gilt stamped Album., also featuring silk moire endpapers (some dampstaining to the edges) and all edges gilt. Contained in the attractive original dark red decorative slipcase. A few minor tears to the edges of some of the pages and with light overall age wear, generally about VGOWING TO LIMITATIONS IMPOSED BY THE SALEROOM THE COMPLETE DESCRIPTION FOR THIS LOT CAN NOT BE DISPLAYED - PLEASE CONTACT IAA EUROPE DIRECTLY FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.
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num.12 Bajo B
Estepona
Malaga
29688
Spain
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