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MAUPASSANT Guy de : Le Rosier de Madame Husson, Paris, Quant…
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MAUPASSANT Guy de : Le Rosier de Madame Husson, Paris, Quant…
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Estimate €100 - €150
Voluntary lot
Description
MAUPASSANT Guy de : Le Rosier de Madame Husson, Paris, Quantin 1888, illustrations by Habert Dys, etchings by Abot. One vol. small in-4, half blue morocco with corners, gilt head, fillets on the covers, attractive ornate spine with coffered panels, fine binding signed Canape, minor rubbing on the spines, a fine fresh copy, one of the ex on vellum du marais n°. First edition (Carteret, trésor du bibliophile) of 1050 copies. A friend of the narrator, who is well versed in local history, tells the following anecdote: Mme Husson, a paragon of virtue in Gisors, took it into her head to promote chastity in her town by crowning a rosière.
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