Gustave Flaubert & André-E. Marty - Trois contes - 1948

Superb numbered edition illustrated with beautiful color illustrations both within the text and on the facing pages, including a frontispiece after André-E. Marty, wood-engraved by Gérard Angliolini, the edition limited to 472 copies reserved for France and the territories of the French Union -

This volume gathers three emblematic tales that condense all the stylistic mastery and human depth of Flaubert -

In A Simple Heart, Flaubert depicts with poignant sobriety the humble life of Félicité, a devoted servant whose life, marked by successive losses, finds an ultimate refuge in a naïve and moving spirituality -

This tale explores fatality, guilt and the possibility of salvation. Hérodias, inspired by a Biblical episode, recreates with sumptuous precision the Oriental atmosphere and political context surrounding John the Baptist’s beheading, blending sensuality, fanaticism and power struggles -

Gustave Flaubert & André-E. Marty - Trois contes - 1948 - Editions de la Maison Française -
147 pages -

Very good condition of the binding, volume in sheets in its original dust wrapper, under slipcase and publisher's cardboard case, slight wear, smooth spine titled in blue -

Very good interior condition, red title, volume enriched with beautiful color illustrations both within the text and on the facing pages, including a frontispiece after André-E. Marty wood-engraved by Gérard Angliolini, edition limited to 472 copies reserved for France and the territories of the French Union numbered 440, fresh interior, a fine copy -

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