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PREVOST, Antoine Francoise, l'Abbe : HISTOIRE DE MANON LESCAUT ET DU CHEVALIER DES GRIEUX

PREVOST, Antoine Francoise, l'Abbe. HISTOIRE DE MANON LESCAUT ET DU CHEVALIER DES GRIEUX. (LORTIC binding). Paris: Glady Freres [J. Claye, Printers], 1875. Octavo. xlix[3]372pp. With a preface by Alexandre Dumas fils. Illustrated with portraits and 11 original etchings by L. Flameng and one by Bracquemond inserted, extra-illustrated with additional plates by Coutry, Hedouin, Monzies and Desenne. The text ornaments, finials, chapter headings and the frontispiece were drawn on wood by Emile Reiber and engraved by Pannemaker.. Collection de Galaup de Chasteuil edition. This is number 8 of 50 copies on papier chine, large paper, out of an edition of 333. (Carteret 1946: V, p.160.) Custom binding by Marcellin Lortic (1852-1928), signed in the inner gilt dentelle and a binder's ticket on the first free end paper. Blue levant morocco gilt, with triple fillets on sides. Gilt turn-ins and floral designs on corners and in spine compartments, marbled endpapers. All edges gilt. In a custom slipcase of blue cloth with edges of morocco. A finely printed revised edition of the influential 18th century novel. Original printed wrappers on vellum boundin. Upper panel of wrapper pulling away slightly, also corner of frontispiece portrait, else a fine copy of a luxurious book. The excellent bibliographical supplement with a list of variants is by Anatole de Montaiglon. A stunning example of artistic convergence among printer, artists and binder., Fine

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