GAUTIER (Théophile). Mademoiselle de Maupin. Double Amour. P - Lot 36

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GAUTIER (Théophile). Mademoiselle de Maupin. Double Amour. P - Lot 36
GAUTIER (Théophile). Mademoiselle de Maupin. Double Amour. Paris, Eugène Renduel, 1835–1836. 2 volumes in-8°, blue long-grain morocco, lace and gilt fillets framing the covers, spandrels and central fleur-de-lis with small ironwork and mosaic medallions, plain spine with mosaic decoration, gilt edges on endpapers, red morocco lining adorned with a gilt border, red moiré silk endpapers, slipcases (Semet & Plumelle). + 356 pp. FIRST EDITION. Copy on laid paper with generous margins. The light ochre-yellow covers bearing the date 1836 are reproduced here as facsimiles. However, the bookbinder has added to this copy covers bearing the address “Librairie rue Christine, 3.”, dated 1838, adorned with a border, and bearing the heading: “Supplement to the Bibliothèque des Romans.” Included is the invitation card for the National Library’s exhibition on Théophile Gautier (December 1961). From the Simone André Maurois library, with bookplate. The 1838 covers are slightly soiled and reinforced. Carteret, I, 320; Vicaire, III, 886–887. A VERY BEAUTIFUL COPY IN A DOUBLED MOROCCO BINDING by SEMET & PLUMELLE.
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