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Gustave Flaubert | Un coeur simple, London, Eragny Press, 1901, calf gilt by Sangorski & Sutcliffe

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December 14, 02:59 PM GMT

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400 - 600 GBP

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Gustave Flaubert


Un coeur simple. (London: Eragny Press, 1901)


12mo (142 x 97mm.), limited edition of 226 copies, woodcut decorative borders and illustration by Lucien Pissarro, woodcut initials by Esther Pissarro, woodcut printer's device at end, calf binding by Sangorski & Sutcliffe, covers with a gilt floral border and round floral centrepiece with title lettered on upper cover, gilt edges, a few leaves with slight staining at edges, binding slightly rubbed, upper joint starting to split at foot


A charming edition of Flaubert's novella in a delicate Sangorski & Sutcliffe binding.