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Guy de MAUPASSANT

Moonlight

Paris Monnier 1884

Reference: 38797

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FIRST ILLUSTRATED EDITION, published in the same year as the original 12mo.

Exceptional copy printed on Japan paper, with a suite of all woodcuts on China paper, and the cover in 3 states. It is enhanced with an autograph letter signed by Guy de Maupassant to the publisher, (written in Châtel-Guyon where the author was staying), in which he informs him that "after long consideration, I believe that the best title to give our volume is that of the first short story, Clair de Lune. This title does not seem bad to me, especially for an illustrated work."Further enhanced with an autograph letter or note signed by each artist (except Tirado), totaling 11 documents, concerning the illustration they designed for the work. Roy's is illustrated with an ink drawing, and Arcos's with a proposed layout for his illustration.

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Binding: half-blue morocco with bands. Smooth spine finely adorned, gilt author, title and date, double gilt fillet bordering the covers, gilt top edge, original illustrated upper wrapper preserved. Binding signed P. Ruban. This is a collection of 12 short stories, each illustrated with a woodcut by a different artist, namely Gambard, Jeanniot, Merwart, Le Natur, Adrien Marie, Myrbach, J. Roy, Grasset, Arcos, Renouard, Tirado, Rochegrosse. Also included are the cover illustration and a frontispiece.

  • - Number of volumes: 1 volume
  • - Format: Octavo
  • - Binding: Bound
  • - Collation: 117 pp
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