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DAUDET, Alphonse.
Fromont the Younger and Risler the Elder, Parisian Manners.
Paris, L. Conquet, 1885.
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Fromont the Younger and Risler the Elder, Parisian Manners.
Paris, L. Conquet, 1885.
2 volumes, large 8vo, (2) folios, XXIV–294 pp. and (2) folios, 368 pp. Contemporary wine-coloured morocco, raised ribbed spine, geometric framing of multiple gilt fillets on the panels, covers and endpapers, double gilt fillet on the headbands and footbands, gilt edges, cover preserved [Chambolle-Duru].
An illustrated edition comprising 12 copper engravings by Massard, based on works by Emile Bayard.
Beautifully bound in an elegant morocco leather binding by Chambolle-Duru.
A limited edition of 500 copies; 150 of which are on Imperial Japanese paper (the only large-format paper), this being no. 52.
Each engraving is presented in two states in black, before and after the letter.
A masterpiece by the author, this realistic novel was a success and even inspired several film adaptations.