- 110
Flaubert, Gustave
Estimate
2,500 - 3,500 USD
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Description
- ink and paper
Madame Bovary. Paris: Imprimerie Nationale for La Société du Livre d'Art, 1912
4to (10 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.; 274 x 196 mm). Half-title, lithographed frontispiece in two states, letterpress title within an etched vignette in three states, 52 etched illustrations in color, with an extra set of all colored etchings on velin with remarques, and an extra set of all the etchings in black and white with remarques, all by Adolphe Valcke after Henri Jourdain, with an original watercolor signed by Jourdain bound in front which is reproduced on page 29; a few small spots on title, an occasional marginal spot. Contemporary brown crushed morocco, within a single blind-ruled border, a cluster of peppers and mint leaves comprised of inlaid yellow, red, light and dark green morocco enclosing a swirl of gold-stamped dots giving a pearl-like appearance, spine with similar decoration in 3 panels, and blind-stamped author and title in the other panels, gilt-decorated turn-ins, brown silk doublures and endleaves, edges gilt, by Charles Lanoé after a design by J. Chadel, in a fleece-lined slipcase, publisher's printed wrappers bound in.
4to (10 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.; 274 x 196 mm). Half-title, lithographed frontispiece in two states, letterpress title within an etched vignette in three states, 52 etched illustrations in color, with an extra set of all colored etchings on velin with remarques, and an extra set of all the etchings in black and white with remarques, all by Adolphe Valcke after Henri Jourdain, with an original watercolor signed by Jourdain bound in front which is reproduced on page 29; a few small spots on title, an occasional marginal spot. Contemporary brown crushed morocco, within a single blind-ruled border, a cluster of peppers and mint leaves comprised of inlaid yellow, red, light and dark green morocco enclosing a swirl of gold-stamped dots giving a pearl-like appearance, spine with similar decoration in 3 panels, and blind-stamped author and title in the other panels, gilt-decorated turn-ins, brown silk doublures and endleaves, edges gilt, by Charles Lanoé after a design by J. Chadel, in a fleece-lined slipcase, publisher's printed wrappers bound in.
Provenance
Henri Vever (printed on limitation leaf, gilt-stamped in turn-in of upper cover)
Literature
Ray, French 373
Condition
a few small spots on title, an occasional marginal spot
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Number 63 of 150 copies, made for Henri Vever.