Binding
Decorative half leather with marbled boards; light rubbing and edge wear.
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The copy in detail
A faithful presentation of the object.
Photographs of the piece offered; only the backgrounds have been standardised. Text, colours, structure and visible condition remain unchanged.
Every view shows the piece being offered. A supporting hand remains visible only where it helps show the structure safely.
The Selection · FM S 0001
Reine d’ArbieuxParis, Plon, 1928
The 1928 prize-winning novel in an elegant half-leather binding with marbled boards and a private Christmas inscription.
Price
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- Paris, Plon, 1928 · 25th thousand
- Pagination
- 245 pages plus the 1928 Plon printer’s leaf
- Dimensions
- 18 × 12.5 × 2.3 cm
- Note
- ‘25th thousand’ is a circulation statement, not copy no. 25
Bibliographical description
A readable classic with a handsome period presence.
The expression ‘25th thousand’ indicates that the publisher had reached the printing tranche around the twenty-five-thousand-copy mark. It is not a numbered or limited edition.
The volume ends on page 245 and retains the Plon printer’s leaf dated 1928. The private inscription records a Christmas gift to Suzy in 1928 and is not by the author.
Condition of the piece
Honest age and a complete photographed ending.
Text
Paper naturally browned; final text page and printer’s leaf documented.
Provenance
Private Swiss library; Christmas 1928 gift inscription.
FOLIA MUNDI · Described with care
A handsome copy of a French literary classic.
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