Gustave Flaubert — Bibliomania

London, The Rodale Press, 1954. Cloth. The first edition in English of this early work by Gustave Flaubert, a colourfully illustrated edition. The first edition of this work in English.'Bibliomania' is an early work by Gustave Flaubert, written when he was only fifteen years old. The short tale follows a woman who is consumed with an obsessive love of books.Illustrated with a colour title page, and six colour illustrations, by Arthur Wragg. The endpapers show a Flaubert's original handwritten manuscript. The original manuscript of this work was owned by Stefan Zweig. A review copy, with a review note from the publisher loosely inserted. In the original publisher's quarter cloth binding with patterned paper to the boards. Externally, smart. Very light bumping to the head and tail of the spine and to the extremities. A few minor marks to the boards. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Near Fine . Ill.: Arthur Wragg. Near Fine .