Maurice SAND
L'Augusta
H. Floury|Paris 1900|15 x 24 cm|relié
First illustrated edition by Rochegrosse with 15 etchings including 12 full-page, 1 half-page and 1 tailpiece, and a very beautiful cover by Georges Rochegrosse engraved by Champollion. Subscription leaf at rear. One of 250 copies on Arches vellum, numbered 246. The same artistic team created Flaubert's Salammbo in the same creative spirit.
Half brown morocco binding with corners signed J. Kauffmann at the top of the first endpaper. Smooth spine decorated with an ornamental composition in mirror pattern connected by fine fillets. Red morocco title label. Spine uniformly faded. Light rubbing traces. Top edge gilt. Covers and spine preserved. Entirely uncut, perfectly fresh.
Beautiful edition illustrated by Rochegrosse with Orientalist inspiration in which the illustrator excels.
Half brown morocco binding with corners signed J. Kauffmann at the top of the first endpaper. Smooth spine decorated with an ornamental composition in mirror pattern connected by fine fillets. Red morocco title label. Spine uniformly faded. Light rubbing traces. Top edge gilt. Covers and spine preserved. Entirely uncut, perfectly fresh.
Beautiful edition illustrated by Rochegrosse with Orientalist inspiration in which the illustrator excels.
€450