REF. 0209

L'homme, l'écrivain, l'artiste

Prosper Mérimée

Publisher: Journal des Débats
Place: Paris
Date: 1907
Format: In-4 (255 x 170 mm)
Binding: Bound
Collation: (2) ff., 170 pp., suite de dessin, (6) ff.
Artist: Prosper Mérimée
Language: French
Century: 20th century
Distinctive features: From the library of Maurice Tourneux (1849-1917)

Condition report

The piece is held for you for 7 days, with no immediate payment — choose the “Reservation” method at the payment step.

The piece is held for you for 7 days, with no immediate payment — choose the “Reservation” method at the payment step.

The piece is held for you for 7 days, with no immediate payment — choose the “Reservation” method at the payment step.

MÉRIMÉE Prosper. L'homme, l'écrivain, l'artiste.

Paris, Journal des Débats, 1907.

In-4 (255 x 170 mm): [2] ff., 170 pp., drawing suite, [6] ff. Green half-morocco with long grains, ribbed spine stamped with the collector's number at the top and date in gilt at the bottom, title and author in gilt (Petitot).

Original edition.

A fine copy of the original edition, printed in 200 copies. It includes a photo of Prosper Mérimée as a frontispiece, 9 illustrations (views, portraits, facsimile letters) and 14 drawings by Mérimée, including 1 in color.

Our copy is complete with the notice to the binder and the substituted leaves. The interior is fresh and wide-margined.

Upper corner of the first cover dulled, slight wear to the upper joint of the first cover, minimal foxing at the start of the work and on the gutter.

Provenance: Maurice Tourneux Library (1849-1917) with his number on the back.

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