REF. 0819

L'affaire crainquebille

Anatole France
Publisher
Pelletan
Place
Paris
Date
1901
Format
In-4 (260 x 185 mm)
Binding
Georges Huser
Collation
(3) ff., 101 pp., (6) ff.
Edition
Limited deluxe edition
Artist
Théophile Alexandre Steinlen
Language
French
Century
20th century
Distinctive features
Copy printed specially for Jules Claretie

Condition report

Fine

€1 800
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FRANCE, Anatole. L'affaire crainquebille.
Paris: Pelletan, 1901.

Quarto (260 x 185 mm). (3) ff., 101 pp., (6) ff. Original wrappers and spine preserved.
Full midnight blue morocco, covers with a double border of six gilt fillets surrounded by a single gilt fillet, raised bands, compartments with a double border of three gilt fillets, author, title and date in gilt, double gilt fillet to board edges, gilt edges, inner boards framed by ten gilt fillets, morocco-edged slipcase (Huser).

First edition, specially printed for Jules Claretie.
One of 25 copies printed on old Japanese paper or large vellum, in this case large vellum, reprinted in In-4 format. The volume contains 63 illustrations by Steinlen (1859–1923) as well as an original drawing by Steinlen.

A very fine copy.