BOOKS: (18) Vols Flaubert 1910 Finely Bound Set
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BOOKS: (18) Vols Flaubert 1910 Finely Bound Set, 18 volumes Oeuvres Completes de Gustave Flaubert from Louis Connard, Paris, 1910 in uniform 3/4 leather bindings with marbled sides and endpapers. All have leather nameplate of Anna E. Clark affixed to inside front cover. The set includes: Oeuvres de Jeunesse Inedites volumes I, II and III; Notes de Voyage volumes I and II; Correspondence volumes I, II, III, IV and V; plus Trois Contes; Theatre; La Tentation de Sainte Antoine; Par les Champs et Par les Greves; Salammbo; Bouvard et Pechuchet; L'Education Sentimentale; and Madame Bovary.
Provenance: Estate of Huguette Clark
Notes/Literature: Huguette Marcelle Clark (1906-2011) was an heiress and philanthropist, who became well known again late in life as a recluse, living in a hospital for more than 20 years while her mansions remained empty. She was an accomplished artist and musician, having studied under famous portrait painter Tadeusz Styka, and her paintings were exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery, Washington in 1925
Provenance: Estate of Huguette Clark
Notes/Literature: Huguette Marcelle Clark (1906-2011) was an heiress and philanthropist, who became well known again late in life as a recluse, living in a hospital for more than 20 years while her mansions remained empty. She was an accomplished artist and musician, having studied under famous portrait painter Tadeusz Styka, and her paintings were exhibited at the Corcoran Gallery, Washington in 1925
Condition
Fair/poor, with leather on spines worn especially at joints, some spines missing chips ranging from small pieces to entire top panel on one volume, leather is darkened on sides to almost black, ribbon markers are worn and faded, be advised that all lots in this sale will exhibit some degree of wear due to age and/or handling
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BOOKS: (18) Vols Flaubert 1910 Finely Bound Set
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