François THEVENOT, Guy de MAUPASSANT
Boule de suifBall of Fat
Armand Magnier|Paris 1897|16.50 x 26 cm|relié sous étui
MAUPASSANT Guy de & THEVENOT François. Boule de suif [Ball of Fat]
Armand Magnier, Paris 1897, 16,5 x 26 cm, contemporary morocco with custom slipcase
First separate edition of this short story, illustrated with 58 original compositions by François Thévenot, wood-engraved by Romagnol, one of 50 numbered copies on vélin de cuve paper.
Superb contemporary Art Nouveau dark blue morocco by Bretault, spine in six compartments, with red morocco listels forming compartments decorated with tracery, gilt roulettes to head- and tail-pieces, covers with large central red morocco listel and tracery matching spine, silk endpapers, triple gilt fillet and garl
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