Guy de Maupassant / Charles Léandre - Dix contes du Pays de Caux [1/25 sur Vélin d'Arches + suites] - 1929

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Guy de Maupassant; Dix contes du Pays de Caux, illustrated by Charles Léandre: original, illustrated edition limited to 100 numbered copies, one of 25 on Arches vellum with a double set of lithography proofs on Japon and on Chine, 1 volume in-4 (29 x 20 cm), 142-[7] pages, Rouen 1929, complete with folded cover, slipcase and case, very good condition.

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MAUPASSANT (Guy de).

Ten short stories from the Pays de Caux. With ten original lithographs by Charles Léandre.

Rouen, Société Normande des Amis du Livre, 1929.

1 volume in-4 (29 x 20 cm), loose sheets with folded cover, case and slipcase, untrimmed, 142-[7] pages (complete). Some signs of wear to the slipcase. Very good overall condition.

Original edition.

Limited edition of 100 numbered copies. One of 25 copies (No. VII) on tinted vellum of Arches mould-made paper, each containing a double suite of lithography proofs, on Japon de forme and on Chine de forme.

Dix contes du pays de Caux is a collection of short stories by Guy de Maupassant, published posthumously in a luxurious edition in 1929 by the Société Normande des Amis du Livre in Rouen. This art book with a very limited print run (originally 100 copies) highlights the author’s Norman homeland thanks to illustrations by the Norman artist Charles Léandre.

Rare copy.

MAUPASSANT (Guy de).

Ten short stories from the Pays de Caux. With ten original lithographs by Charles Léandre.

Rouen, Société Normande des Amis du Livre, 1929.

1 volume in-4 (29 x 20 cm), loose sheets with folded cover, case and slipcase, untrimmed, 142-[7] pages (complete). Some signs of wear to the slipcase. Very good overall condition.

Original edition.

Limited edition of 100 numbered copies. One of 25 copies (No. VII) on tinted vellum of Arches mould-made paper, each containing a double suite of lithography proofs, on Japon de forme and on Chine de forme.

Dix contes du pays de Caux is a collection of short stories by Guy de Maupassant, published posthumously in a luxurious edition in 1929 by the Société Normande des Amis du Livre in Rouen. This art book with a very limited print run (originally 100 copies) highlights the author’s Norman homeland thanks to illustrations by the Norman artist Charles Léandre.

Rare copy.

Details

Number of books
1
Subject
Illustrated, Literature
Book title
Dix contes du Pays de Caux [1/25 sur Vélin d'Arches + suites]
Author/ Illustrator
Guy de Maupassant / Charles Léandre
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1929
Height
29 cm
Edition
1st Edition, Illustrated Edition, Limited edition, Numbered edition
Width
20 cm
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Number of pages
143
FranceVerified
478
Objects sold
100%
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