Gaston R4 : Near mint condition first edition. - Lot 659

COMICS ALBUMS

24/11, at 1:30 pm Comic Strip Originals (lots 1 to 400)

25/11, from 11 am Silkscreen / Objects / Special Prints (lots 401 to 535)

At 1:30 pm Passionately Asterix (lots 536 to 582)

Hergé in his works (lot 583 to 653)

The world of Spirou, Gaston, Franquin, Jijé and all the others (lot 654 to 701)

A little Willy Vandersteen (lots 702 to 757)

Franco-Belgian comics treasures (lots 758 to 890)

Signatures and original drawings (lots 891 to 950)

Public exhibitions in Belgium :

Huberty & Breyne Gallery, Place du Chatelain 33 - 1050 Brussels

Friday, November 17 and Saturday, November 18, 11:00 am to 6:00 pm

Public exhibition at the Hotel des ventes de Drouot :

Thursday November 23 from 11:00 am to 8:00 pm

Experts :

For the originals :

Alain HUBERTY

+32 (0)4 78 31 92 82 - alain@hubertybreyne.com

Marc BREYNE

+32 (0)4 73 75 17 11 - marc@hubertybreyne.com

For albums :

Udo VAN NIEUWENBURG

+32 (0)4 78 24 10 46 - album@hubertybreyne.com

The worldwide rights to Hergé's work belong exclusively to Moulinsart, 162 avenue Louise, 1050 Brussels. Any reproduction, adaptation, translation, edition, distribution, representation, public communication, in any form, on any support and by any means whatsoever, as well as any reproduction of derived objects are forbidden without prior written authorization.

For original works (lots marked with *)

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