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Pierre et Luce Avec 16 Bois Hors-Texte Dessinés et Gravés Par Frans Masereel
by Rolland, Romain
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
-
Hopewell, New Jersey, United States
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About This Item
Genève: Éditions du Sablier, 1920. First Edition.
French author Romain Rollands novella about two adolescent lovers in Paris, Pierre and Luce, during World War I. A beautiful production bound in full morocco, the book features 16 striking woodcuts by the Belgian graphic artist Frans Masereel.
One of 1,250 numbered copies printed on Vélin pur fil du Marais, Pierre et Luce was the eleventh volume published by Éditions du Sablier. Masereel and French poet René Arcos established the Geneva publishing house in 1919. Rolland, a lifelong pacifist, won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1915.
PHYSICAL DETAILS: 16mo (6 1/4 x 4 7/8 inches; 162 x 120 mm), 176, [4] pages, in full morocco binding with gilt borders, six raised bands to spine, spine titles and top edge gilt.
CONDITION: A bit of minor flaking to the spine, some small tears to the fore edges of a couple of pages, couple minor stains. A Near Fine copy of a beautifully produced book, enriched by Masereel's woodcuts.
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- Bookseller
- Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2734
- Title
- Pierre et Luce Avec 16 Bois Hors-Texte Dessinés et Gravés Par Frans Masereel
- Author
- Rolland, Romain
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Éditions du Sablier
- Place of Publication
- Genève
- Date Published
- 1920
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction; War and Peace; Art & Design
- Bookseller catalogs
- Fiction;
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About the Seller
Le Bookiniste, ABAA-ILAB-IOBA
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- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Raised Band(s)
- Raised bands refer to the ridges that protrude slightly from the spine on leather bound books. The bands are created in the...
- Top Edge Gilt
- Top edge gilt refers to the practice of applying gold or a gold-like finish to the top of the text block (the edges the pages...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
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