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FOLIA MUNDIThe SelectionFM S 0001
Reine d'Arbieux in a decorative half-leather binding
Uniform catalogue view on ivory

The Selection · FM S 0001

Jean Balde

Reine d’ArbieuxParis, Plon, 1928

1928Grand Prix du romanDecorative binding25th thousand

The 1928 prize-winning novel in an elegant half-leather binding with marbled boards and a private Christmas inscription.

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Edition
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.

The copy in detail

The background of each documentary view has been neutralised to ivory for consistency. The text, condition, defects and structure remain documented from the source photograph.

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The documentary content comes from the source photograph; only the surrounding background and edge transition have been neutralised. Supporting hands remain where they help document the structure.

Rear marbled board
Rear board
Rear endpapers
Rear endpapers
Final pages 244 and 245
Final text pages
Plon printer's leaf dated 1928
Printer’s leaf · 1928

Condition and checks

Honest age and a complete photographed ending.

Binding

Decorative half leather with marbled boards; light rubbing and edge wear.

Text

Paper naturally browned; final text page and printer’s leaf documented.

Provenance

Private Swiss library; Christmas 1928 gift inscription.

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A handsome copy of a French literary classic.

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