The Phantom of the Opera /La Fantôme de l’Opéra (Set of 3) Anne Bachelier Signed

Authors: Gaston Leroux

Location: New York

Publisher: CFM Gallery / Neil P. Zukerman

Date: 2009

Edition: First Edition

Features: Presentation Copy. Numbered “XI”. Three-Edition Set. Signed by Artist. Includes Original Art. A LIMITED EDITION SET of 3 DELUXE EDITIONS. Bilingual (English and French). Presentation Copy, with an original drawing on the title page of the book, and personal inscriptions by Bachelier on all three editions. Deluxe Edition Slipcased Book, Boxed Folio with Original Oil on Paper, and Oversize Bound Portfolio with images of the Original Oil on Paper Illustrations and Refusés. A gorgeous set of Anne Bachelier’s illustrations portraying Gaston Leroux’s famous story. This set was originally presented by the Neil P. Zuckerman/CFM Gallery in 2009, priced at $11,000. Each numbered and signed by the Artist, two also signed by Zuckerman, founder of the CFM Gallery. This set is numbered “XI”, of 29 sets numbered V through XXXIII.

Book Condition: Very Good+: BOOK: Firm, square, and bright with chipped spine edges and a small mark to endpaper corner. PORTFOLIO: Firm binding and bright gilt edges. Crisp black endpapers, brilliant glossy text and illustration pages with some thumbnail impressions from handling. BOXED FOLIO: Slight corner crease to cover sheet and the sheet backing the original art piece, the rear few sheets have a soft bend to outer edges, otherwise sharp.

Notes: BOOK: Deluxe Black Leather Edition. 15″ x 11″ 160 pages, in Fuchsia cloth-covered Slipcase. Personally inscribed with Original Art on the title page, “Pour Charles, avec toute mon amitié [signed] Anne Bachelier.” Limitation page signed by both Bachelier and Zukerman, and numbered “XI”. PORTFOLIO: 17.5″ x 13″ 104 glossy pages, bound in matching fuchsia cloth-covered boards, all edges gilt. (Contains a complete set of prints of all the Oil on Paper Illustrations and Refusés).  Numbered “XI/C”. Signed and personally inscribed on the title page, “Pour Charles [signed] Anne Bachelier.” FOLIO: 15″ x 11″ 160 Pages, Unbound Sheets (ready for framing) in matching Box/Traycase. Original Oil on Paper Illustration (mounted to blank page) inscribed, “Pour Charles [signed] Anne Bachelier”, cover sheet also signed and inscribed. Colophon page signed by Bachelier and Zukerman, numbered “XI”. Presentation Copy to Charles Collins, noted collector and patron of artists, authors, and independent publishers.

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