MAUPASSANT (Guy de). *La Maison Tellier*. Paris: Ambroise Vo - Lot 351

MAUPASSANT (Guy de). *La Maison Tellier*. Paris: Ambroise Vollard, 1933. Quarto, red morocco leather, bordered by a wide vertical band, decorated with two circles formed by interlaced patterns of two or five gold fillets, some spaces filled with a mosaic of pink, green, or orange-red; on either side of the decoration, dotted with pink or green; spine decorated in the same manner; interior adorned with a pattern of seven gold fillets; lining and endpapers in beige moiré; edges gilt on endpapers; cover and spine; half-morocco slipcase; case (Semet & Plumelle). 19 separate copperplate engravings executed by Maurice Potin based on Edgar Degas’s original compositions in black and color, and 17 woodcuts by Georges Aubert. Printed in an edition of 325 copies on Rives vellum.

Estimate:£1,251.99

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