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Story of Manon Lescaut & the Knight
Original title : PREVOST Histoire de Manon Lescaut et du Chevalier des Grieux Maupassant
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- 203 p.
- Illustrated
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PREVOST, Abbé. Histoire de Manon Lescaut et du Chevalier des Grieux. Preface by Guy de Maupassant. Compositions by Maurice Leloir. Paris, Julles Tallandier, "Les Chefs-d'oeuvre de l'esprit", n.d., large 8vo, XXII-1 f.-203 pp. half-leather binding with corners, gilt head, preserved printed and illustrated covers, minor wear to corners, fresh interior. Illustrations by Maurice Leloir: frontispiece originally engraved by Huyot, 2…
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- 8vo
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- 203 p.
- Illustrations
- Illustrated
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- minor wear to corners
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PREVOST, Abbé. Histoire de Manon Lescaut et du Chevalier des Grieux. Preface by Guy de Maupassant. Compositions by Maurice Leloir. Paris, Julles Tallandier, "Les Chefs-d'oeuvre de l'esprit", n.d., large 8vo, XXII-1 f.-203 pp. half-leather binding with corners, gilt head, preserved printed and illustrated covers, minor wear to corners, fresh interior. Illustrations by Maurice Leloir: frontispiece originally engraved by Huyot, 2 etchings engraved by L. Ruet, off-text watercolors printed by Jacoub and Aulard, and a black drawing at the top of each page; in the tailpiece of the preface, portrait of Maupassant, and at the head of the chapter of the "Author's Notice", portrait of Abbé Prévost. Text and vignette in a frame border on all pages.
The bookseller’s original description (in French)
PREVOST, l'Abbé
Histoire de Manon Lescaut et du Chevalier des Grieux. Préface de Guy de Maupassant. Compositions de Maurice Leloir.
Paris, Julles Tallandier, "Les Chefs-d'oeuvre de l'esprit", s.d., grand in-8°, XXII-1 f.-203 pp. reliure demi-cuir à coins, tête dorée, couvertures imprimées et illustrées conservées, petites usures en coins intérieur frais. illustrations de Maurice Leloir : le frontispice, initialement gravé par Huyot, 2 eaux-fortes gravées par L. Ruet, aquarelles hors-texte imprimées par Jacoub et Aulard et un dessin en noir en tête de chaque page ; en cul-de-lampe de sa préface, portrait de Maupassant et en tête-de-chapitre de l' "Avis de l'auteur", portrait de l'abbé Prévost. Texte et vignette dans un filet d'encadrement à toutes les pages.
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