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249 - FLAUBERT, Gustave.
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Estimate €300 - €500
Description
FLAUBERT, Gustave. THE TEMPTATION OF SAINT ANTHONY. PARIS, ÉDITIONS DE VAL-DE-LOIRE, 1949. One volume, folio size (34 x 26.5 cm), in loose sheets, with a printed cover, bound in a slipcase and the publisher’s cardboard case. Limited edition of 230 copies; one of the 200 printed on Rives vellum, containing 20 original burin engravings as supplements. Powerful burin engravings which beautifully illustrate the diabolical nature of Flaubert’s text. A very fine copy.
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Closing date 10/06/2026 at 8:00 PM
ID: 89078225
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