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Madame Bovary; Illustrations De Berthold Mahn
by Flaubert, Gustave
- Used
- near fine
- first
- Condition
- Near fine
- Seller
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About This Item
Paris: Editions Litteraires de France, 1950. Limited Edition. Full leather. Near fine. Limited edition of Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.. Large octavo, 330pp, [1], [7 plates]. Full black leather, title in gilt on spine. Title in gilt on front cover, with pink and purple embellishments. Marbled endpapers, top edge gilt. Solid text block, faint rubbing to edges of covers, touch of wear to joints, a near fine example. Profusely illustrated by Berthold Mahn. Stated "Exemplaire 173" of 350 copies with an extra set of illustrations tipped-in at rear of text block. Housed in a matching marbled slipcase.
Synopsis
Madame Bovary is Gustave Flaubert's first novel and considered his masterpiece. The story focuses on a doctor's wife, Emma Bovary, who has adulterous affairs and lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. Though the basic plot is rather simple, even archetypal, the novel's true art lies in its details and hidden patterns.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The First Edition Rare Books, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14078
- Title
- Madame Bovary; Illustrations De Berthold Mahn
- Author
- Flaubert, Gustave
- Illustrator
- Limited edition of Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert.
- Format/Binding
- Full leather
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Editions Litteraires de France
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1950
- Keywords
- Madame Bovary first edition, Bovary signed, Gustave Flaubert first edition, Gustave Flaubert signed, Salambo first edition, La educacion sentimental
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
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- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
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