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STENDHAL (Henri Beyle, known as): *The Abbess of Castro*.
See original version (French)
225
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STENDHAL (Henri Beyle, known as): *The Abbess of Castro*.
See original version (French)
Estimate €300 - €400
Voluntary lot
Description
STENDHAL (Henri Beyle, known as): *The Abbess of Castro*. Illustrations by Eugène COURBOIN.
Paris, for the Members of the Académie des Beaux-Arts, 1890, 8vo, 170 pp. – 1 half-sheet, brown Jansenist morocco, spine with 5 raised bands, violet morocco linings with blind-stamped straight and curved fillets, at the bottom are a torch and two intertwined gilded rapiers (5 cm), double marbled endpapers, mauve covers and greyed half-titles preserved, double gilded fillet on the edges, gilt edges, slipcase. (Chambolle-Duru)
Borders featuring various figures, garlands and symbols on each page, in different colours: grey, orange, brown, green and mauve. An illustrator’s copy, as attested by a handwritten note opposite the title page.
In perfect condition
See original version (French)
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Ref. : 606349 - 3
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