Gustave Flaubert — Salammbo

Paris, G. Charpentier, 1880. Leather. A smartly bound limited edition of Gustave Flaubert's popular historical novel, with beautiful hand drawn and illustrated vignettes, and bound in full crushed morocco by Emile Rousselle. A limited edition, being number 5 out of 100 published on Hollande paper.Illustrated with wonderful hand drawn and water coloured vignettes throughout, not found in any other available copies. Written in the original French. Gustave Flaubert's popular historical novel set in Carthage before and after the Mercenary Revolt.Bound in full crushed morocco by Emile Rousselle, with their binder's stamp to the front pastedown. Endpaper and blanks renewed with original paper wraps bound in. Bound in full crushed morocco. Endpaper and blanks renewed with original paper wraps bound in. Externally, rubbed to the joints with minor cracking to the front joint, starting slightly to the rear. Binder's stamp to the front pastedown. Internally firmly bound with bright and clean pages. Very Good . Ill.: None stated. Very Good .