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Norman Tales and Regional Sketches

Norman Tales and Regional Sketches

Original title : PONTGIBAUD Comte de Normandises ou le Décaméron normand 1884 dédicacé

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PONTGIBAUD (Comte César Henri Joseph de MORÉ de). Normandises ou le Décaméron normand. Caen, Le Blanc-Hardel Press, 1884; small quarto, paperbound with worn cover. 73 pages. First edition with ornamental flourishes and red borders framing each page. Collection of ten interconnected tales featuring Norman characters and regional types: Dance Macabre, Character Studies, Tales of Misdeeds, Architectural Anecdotes, Acts of Generosity,…

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PONTGIBAUD (Comte César Henri Joseph de MORÉ de). Normandises ou le Décaméron normand. Caen, Le Blanc-Hardel Press, 1884; small quarto, paperbound with worn cover. 73 pages. First edition with ornamental flourishes and red borders framing each page. Collection of ten interconnected tales featuring Norman characters and regional types: Dance Macabre, Character Studies, Tales of Misdeeds, Architectural Anecdotes, Acts of Generosity, Wordplay Adventures, Festive Chronicles, Clerical Absurdities, Legal Ironies, and Cautionary Narratives. Includes appendix: La Pomme et Malherbe. Inscribed with an amusing handwritten dedication by the author.

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