Alain-Fournier / Marianne Clouzot - Le Grand Meaulnes [Reliure signée S. Fontanes] - 1949

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Le Grand Meaulnes, illustrated edition by Alain-Fournier and Marianne Clouzot, in a S. Fontanes signed full morocco binding with gilt decoration and slipcase, limited to 600 numbered copies (no. 323), Paris 1949, 261 pages.

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Very beautiful illustrated edition of Alain-Fournier's work, adorned with 30 original burins by Marianne Clouzot, including a frontispiece, one on the cover, a title vignette, 26 in-text illustrations, and a tailpiece.

Limited edition of 600 numbered copies. This one, printed on Vélin d'Arches and numbered 323.

Copy bound in a magnificent binding signed by S. Fontanes in full green morocco, covers decorated with pairs of palmettes in gold tooling accompanied by blind-stamped wavelets. The spine with two broad bands framing the title and author in gilt letters. Top edge gilded. Endpapers and turn-ins lined with a woodgrain-effect paper. The binding's name at the bottom of the first endpaper. Comes with a matching slipcase.

Condition: Very good despite a worn back and slight scuffs along the first clasp. Sturdy case. Interior in perfect condition. Very nice example, untrimmed.

Alain-Fournier / Marianne Clouzot
The Great Meaulnes
Paris, Marcel Lubineau, Publisher, 1949
in-8 (24 x 15.5 cm); 261 pages. 1 figure.

Seller's Story

We are looking for old books for our bibliophile customers. We currently have a strong demand on the web. On-site withdrawals are only from MONDAY TO FRIDAY, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Passage Bookstore - Gribaudo Vandamme Bookstore 48-62 Passage Jouffroy - 75009 Paris
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Very beautiful illustrated edition of Alain-Fournier's work, adorned with 30 original burins by Marianne Clouzot, including a frontispiece, one on the cover, a title vignette, 26 in-text illustrations, and a tailpiece.

Limited edition of 600 numbered copies. This one, printed on Vélin d'Arches and numbered 323.

Copy bound in a magnificent binding signed by S. Fontanes in full green morocco, covers decorated with pairs of palmettes in gold tooling accompanied by blind-stamped wavelets. The spine with two broad bands framing the title and author in gilt letters. Top edge gilded. Endpapers and turn-ins lined with a woodgrain-effect paper. The binding's name at the bottom of the first endpaper. Comes with a matching slipcase.

Condition: Very good despite a worn back and slight scuffs along the first clasp. Sturdy case. Interior in perfect condition. Very nice example, untrimmed.

Alain-Fournier / Marianne Clouzot
The Great Meaulnes
Paris, Marcel Lubineau, Publisher, 1949
in-8 (24 x 15.5 cm); 261 pages. 1 figure.

Seller's Story

We are looking for old books for our bibliophile customers. We currently have a strong demand on the web. On-site withdrawals are only from MONDAY TO FRIDAY, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Passage Bookstore - Gribaudo Vandamme Bookstore 48-62 Passage Jouffroy - 75009 Paris
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Details

Number of Books
1
Subject
Fine Bindings, Illustrated
Book Title
Le Grand Meaulnes [Reliure signée S. Fontanes]
Author/ Illustrator
Alain-Fournier / Marianne Clouzot
Condition
Very good
Publication year oldest item
1949
Edition
Illustrated Edition
Language
French
Original language
Yes
Extras
Slipcase
Number of pages
261
FranceVerified
32877
Objects sold
99.45%
10002
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