The Wretch
by Maupassant, Guy de
- Used
- Signed
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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About This Item
Cazenovia, NY: Gleaner Press, 1966. Marx, Robert. Octavo. 12pp + 9 inserted plates etched and hand-printed by Marx and signed by him. Of an edition fo eighty copies, this is one of fifteen specially bound. The artist, the translator, and the binder have all signed the colophon. These punctuate Eva Thoby-Marcelin's translation of Maupassant's short story, which narrates the desperation of a legless man in his plight against social ostracism and negligence. Bound by Ivan Ruzicka in quarter vellum with marbled papers over boards. Some rubbing to corners, else near fine in paper slipcase.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bromer Booksellers (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 33478
- Title
- The Wretch
- Author
- Maupassant, Guy de
- Illustrator
- Marx, Robert
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- Gleaner Press
- Place of Publication
- Cazenovia, NY
- Date Published
- 1966
- Bookseller catalogs
- Illustrated Books; Fine Printing;
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About the Seller
Bromer Booksellers
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Boston, Massachusetts
About Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Vellum
- Vellum is a sheet of specialty prepared skin of lamb, calf, or goat kid used for binding a book or for printing and writing. ...
- Colophon
- The colophon contains information about a book's publisher, the typesetting, printer, and possibly even includes a printer's...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...