New York: Limited Editions Club, 1968. Hardcover. About Fine in a Near Fine slipcase. Edy Legrand. Large octavo (6-3/4" x 10-7/8") bound with a white sheepskin leather spine with a burgundy leather spine label lettered in gilt and French marbled paper sides; 280 pages. Designed by Francis Meynell and printed at the Marchbanks Press. Introduction by Edmond Jaloux. Illustrations by Edy Legrand, hand-colored through stencils (pochoir) at the studio of Walter Fischer. Copy #39 of 1500 numbered copies, issued unsigned.

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Bookseller: Charles Agvent (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 016786
Title: A WOMAN'S LIFE (UNE VIE)
Author: MAUPASSANT, Guy de
Illustrator: Edy Legrand
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - About Fine in a Near Fine slipcase
Quantity Available: 1
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1968
Keywords: Illustrated Books, Color Plates, Limited Editions Club, Edy Legrand, Hand-Colored Plates, 19th Century French Literature, Fine Press
Bookseller catalogs: 19th Century French Literature; Hand-Colored Plates;

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Charles Agvent

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We carry a diverse and select stock with major specialties including Modern and 19th Century Literary First Editions, Signed Books & Autographs (especially Presidential and Literary), and Limited Editions Club books. We have been in business since 1987 and are proud to be members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB).

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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...
Marbled Paper: Decorative colored paper that imitates marble with a veined, mottled, or swirling pattern. Commonly used as the end papers or...
Fine: A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
Octavo: Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
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....
Spine Label: The paper or leather descriptive tag attached to the spine of the book, most commonly providing the title and author of the...