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MAETERLINCK (Maurice). GIRALDON.
The Life of Bees.
Paris, Ferroud, 1918.
Fees include commission and taxes.
The Life of Bees.
Paris, Ferroud, 1918.
Large 8vo, 256 pp., (1) folio. Burgundy half-maroquin, spine with five raised bands, author’s name and title in gold lettering, gilt headband, untrimmed, cover intact (spine slightly faded).
Publication began in 1914, was interrupted by the war, and was completed in 1918. Illustrated with 8 colour wood-engraved plates by Ernest Florian after drawings by Adolphe Giraldon, including a frontispiece, and 7 headpieces. All text pages are adorned with a decorative wood-engraved frame. Limited edition of 1,212 copies, one of 100 on Imperial Japan paper (no. 143), containing the woodcuts in two states, including a black-and-white suite on Chinese paper. A fine copy. ‘A sought-after and valued edition’ Carteret, IV, 259. ART NOUVEAU.