signed hardcover
1950 · New York
by FLAUBERT, Gustave
New York: Limited Editions Club, 1950. hardcover. Fine in a Near Fine slipcase with some sunning. Pierre Brissaud. Quarto (7-1/2" x 11") bound in full gold French damask with a white leather spine label stamped in gold. The translation of J. Lewis May revised by A.S.B. Clover. Designed by Francis Meynell. The illustrations were drawn as water colors by Pierre Brissaud and reproduced through multiple wood engravings printed in Paris. Copy #1085 of 1500 SIGNED by the artist on the colophon page. Monthly Letter laid in. A beautiful rendition of this classic. (Inventory #: 021878)