Sapho: Parisian Customs
Philadelphia: The Walpole Press, 1899. Grand Edition De Luxe. Hardcover. 7/1000. Octavo. 365pp., 10 plates in two states with printed tissue guards. Three-quarter red leather over red cloth with gilt ruling on covers, gilt lettering on spine; raised bands. Top edge gilt. Decorative endpapers. Frontispiece in two states with tissue guards. Title page printed in red and black
Beautiful publication of this novel by Alphonse Daudet (1840-1897). Delightfully illustrated with reproductions of etchings by Eugene Abot and Albert Duvivier, as well as b/w reproductions of drawings by Stanislas Rejchan. Engravings in two states, protected by captioned tissue guards. This edition printed on Japanese vellum paper. Some scuffing along edges of binding. Ex-libris of Seymour Nebenzal on inside of front cover. Block lightly age-toned. Very good condition. Item #49449
Price: $225.00