George SAND

Exceptional original autograph manuscript of the play Mario by George Sand, produced in the theatre on her estate in Nohant. In a round hand with a few passages crossed out and some pencil notes. 14 sheets in blue ink, in their original brown paper covers, with an ink title to upper cover and the note Comedy in two scenes , as well as the label "N°63 D".
This theatrical outline of the Handsome Gents of the Bois-Doré was played in the intimate setting of the "Great Theatre at Nohant" by friends of Sand. The theatre, created in 1849, worked to the rhythm of the life of the proprietors of Nohant, who were at the same time the creative force...

First edition rare and very sought-after.
Half morocco, top edge gilt, bound in the Romantic style.
Copy without foxing (very rare according to Clouzot), half-title page of the first volume and last page to final pages of contents of the second volume all over shaded.
A nice copy, bound in a nice Romantique pastiche.

The first edition, with 201 illustrations hors texte and 120 vignettes by Grandville.
Contemporary dark-green half shagreen over marbled paper boards by Werner, spine in five compartments with gilt garlands and triple gilt decorated compartments, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, marbled edges, corners bumped.
There’s no need to introduce this famous work, a satire of Second Empire society. The work was initiated by Hetzel who – under the pseudonym of de Stahl – authored several of the texts and commissioned others from the most notable writers of the day : Balzac, Musset, Sand, La Bedollière, and so on. The final chapter includes a fantasy of various writers being imprisoned in...

The first edition, of which there were no deluxe copies.
Restored spine with reglued tears, small lacks and corner creases to boards.
Colportage stamp on title page.
Rare.

First edition, one of 80 numbered copies on pur fil paper, the only large paper copies after 15 on Hollande paper.
Spine sunned, otherwise a good copy.

First edition of the 212 full-page wood engravings by Gavarni (with the exception of the final four, executed by Bertall), together with 800 wood-engraved vignettes within the text.
Contemporary romantic bindings in half red shagreen, spines with four raised bands finely decorated with triple gilt panels and gilt arabesques, red paper-covered boards, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, corners a trifle rubbed.
The volume features a remarkable diversity of typographical elements, including elaborate text borders and tailpieces.
Gavarni’s captioned and satirical wood engravings offer a strikingly abundant illustrative display—almost a precursor to the comic strip.
Scattered...

First 12-mo edition, published a year after the extremely rare first edition.
Near contemporary half brown shagreen over marbled paper boards by Grandjean, spine in five compartments with blindruled fillets and double blindruled compartments with a gilt fleuron to centre, small tears to spine of volume 7, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, small insignificant tears to some corners and edges of some covers.
A good copy with practically no spotting in a uniform binding by Grandjean.

First edition, for which there were no large paper copies and which appeared in the Collected Works of the author.
Half red morocco over marbled paper boards, spine in six compartments with black fillets, marbled endpapers and pastedowns, upper cover of first volume preserved, top edge gilt.
A good copy in an attractive binding.

First edition.
Half brown calf over marbled paper boards, spine in six compartments with gilt dots and double gilt fillets, spine slightly rubbed, marbled endpapers and pastedowns.
A very good copy in a good binding.

First edition.
Half sheep, contemporary binding.
Foxing and library stamps.Rare.

Published before the first edition.
Softcover, as issued.

Published before the first edition.
Rare.
Softcover, as issued.

First edition.
Work illustrated with 12 hors-texte plates in two tones.
Original preface by George Sand.
Spine faded, boards loose, handsome interior condition.
Rare but in this condition.