Sylvie.
by DE NERVAL, Gerard. CLOUZOT, Marianne. DESMULES, R
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LONDON, Greater London, United Kingdom
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About This Item
Paris: Marcel Lubineau, 1944. No. 550 of 750 copies. 20 original etchings by Marianne Clouzot with several wood cuts throughout the text by Gerard Angiolini. Thin 8vo., original rose calf binding by René Desmules dated 1972 with delicate dots and wave patterns with a catherine wheel-like device in the centre of each side all in gilt, spine lettered in gilt, white calf turnins and maroon suede doublures, all edges gilt, original wrappers bound in, housed in the original matching chemise and slipcase. In superb condition.||Semi-autobiographical, Nerval’s story is of three lost loves. Proust style (in fact Proust was a great fan of the book), a paragraph in the newspaper causes the narrator to revisit his youth. The noble youth decides to leave his debauched life in Paris and return to the pure love of a peasant girl Sylvie...a timeless theme of the search for a purer time. He also loves a seductive actress in Paris and a beautiful noblewoman who dies in a convent. He loves all of them but there is no happy ending.
René Desmules was a superb French binder, it is well known that he executed many of Paul Bonet’s binding designs.| In an exquisite rose calf binding by Bonet’s colleague and pre-eminent finisher Desmules
René Desmules was a superb French binder, it is well known that he executed many of Paul Bonet’s binding designs.| In an exquisite rose calf binding by Bonet’s colleague and pre-eminent finisher Desmules
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- Bookseller
- SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10586
- Title
- Sylvie.
- Author
- DE NERVAL, Gerard. CLOUZOT, Marianne. DESMULES, R
- Book Condition
- Used
- Publisher
- Marcel Lubineau
- Place of Publication
- Paris
- Date Published
- 1944
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Love;Romance;Nerval;Paul Bonet Book,Fine Bookbinding, Illustrated
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- 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...
- Wrappers
- The paper covering on the outside of a paperback. Also see the entry for pictorial wraps, color illustrated coverings for...
- 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...
- Calf
- Calf or calf hide is a common form of leather binding. Calf binding is naturally a light brown but there are ways to treat the...
- Device
- Especially for older books, a printer's device refers to an identifying mark, also sometimes called a printer's mark, on the...
- 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....