6/11/2023 0 Comments Gustav flaubert![]() Flaubert believed in the principle of finding "le mot juste" ("the right word"), which he considered the key to achieving quality in literary art. The leading exponent of literary realism, French novelist Gustave Flaubert is especially known for his debut novel Madame Bovary. Octavos, 10 volumes, bound in full morocco with gilt titles and elaborate floral gilt tooling to the spine and front panel, raised gilt bands, fleuron cornerpieces within gilt frames and central gilt floral spray with red and white morocco inlays to the front and rear panel, gilt turn-ins, purple morocco doublures, purple silk endpapers, top edges gilt, other edges uncut, frontispiece to each volume and numerous plates my Clare Victor Dwiggins in both black and white and hand-colored states with illustrated lettered tissue guards. ![]() One of only 50 sets produced on Japon paper, this is number 40. ![]() The limited Académie Française edition of the complete works of Flaubert. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |