Gustave Flaubert / Andrée-E. Marty & Gerard Angioloni - Trois Contes - 1948

Superb numbered edition 440 on pure rag paper Corvol the Proud and illustrated with beautiful color illustrations by Andrée-E. Marty, wood-engraved by Gerard Angioloni -

This collection presents a remarkable diversity of periods, milieus and registers, while being united by a single reflection on faith, sacrifice, solitude, suffering and the various forms of human destiny -

In A Simple Heart, Flaubert recounts the life of Félicité, a Norman servant whose entire existence is devoted to serving others, despite romantic disappointments, separations and the sorrows that punctuate her life -

Behind the apparent banality of a domestic life lies the poignant portrait of a modest woman who finds in affection and faith the means to give meaning to a life marked by loss -

Gustave Flaubert / Andrée-E. Marty & Gerard Angioloni - Trois Contes - 1948 - Editions de la Maison Française -
244 Pages.

Very good condition of the binding, paperback in its full dust jacket with original flaps, under a protective publisher’s slipcase and cardboard case, light signs of wear, edges slightly worn, spine smooth with title and author’s name in blue -

Very good interior condition, title page printed in red and black and adorned with a beautiful color depiction of a tree, a work enriched with beautiful color illustrations by Andrée-E. Marty, wood-engraved by Gerard Angioloni, a fine numbered copy 440 on pure rag Corvol the Proud, text clean, interior fresh -

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