MARTURÉ (B.-A.).Livre Rare Book
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18220048021822 Castres, Auger, 1822. Deux volumes in-8 (138 X 222 mm) maroquin rouge, double encadrement de filet à froid sur les plats, dos cinq nerfs, caissons à froid, auteur, titre et tomaison dorés, lieu d'édition et date dorés en queue, coupes et coiffes filetées, large dentelle intérieure, tranches dorées sur marbrure (Lortic). Tome I : XXIV-320-56 pages - Tome II : 368-24 pages.
1875ST20760-02Paris: Printed by J. Claye for Glady Frères 1875. No. 8 OF 50 LARGE PAPER COPIES ON PAPIER CHINE from a total edition of 333. 225 x 147 mm. 8 7/8 x 5 7/8". XLIX 3 1-372 4 pp.Preface by Alexandre Dumas fils. <br/> LOVELY DARK BLUE MOROCCO GILT BY MARCELLIN LORTIC stamp-signed on front turn-in his ticket on verso of front free endpaper covers with French fillet border intricate cornerpieces with floral spray and two birds raised bands spine compartments with floral vase sporting two tiny birds at center surrounded by delicately entwined floral vines gilt lettering richly gilt turn-ins with floral vines inhabited by birds marbled endpapers all edges gilt. Original vellum wrappers bound in. Housed in a chamois-lined matching morocco-lipped slipcase. With additional engraved title page four portraits of the author one as called for three added and 34 plates 12 as called for 22 from other editions. With a handwritten note laid in: "With much love & many kind thoughts from your most devoted admirer. V. A. B." Carteret V 160. Board edges bowed slightly inward one added plate mildly browned otherwise AN ESPECIALLY FINE COPY the contents clean and fresh and the binding lustrous and unworn.<br/> <br/> This deluxe Large Paper Copy of a classic French novel is admired for its excellent printing important preface by a celebrated contemporary author and lovely illustrations most of them added from other editions. And our copy is beautifully bound by a distinguished French binder. The tragic tale of a young nobleman and his attractive but mercenary lover Manon was first printed in 1731 as the last volume in "Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality." The book was reissued separately in 1733 and became immediately successful--and censored--due to the illicit love and amoral behavior of the principal characters. It was officially published again 20 years later following many pirated editions having been extensively revised by the author. There has been some speculation that the story is semi-autobiographical with its author usually referred to as Abbé Prévost 1697-1763 having vacillated between religious and military careers suffering at least one unfortunate love affair and for a brief time living in exile. The present edition includes a famous preface by Alexandre Dumas fils that attests to its enduring allure and celebrity. Dumas whose own "La Dame aux Camelias" was influenced by the present novel praises the work while musing on the dangerous intensity of Manon's passion noting that "She can only live in pleasure as fish can only live in water." In addition to the excellent plates by French engraver Leopold Flameng this work has been supplemented with engravings by other noted French illustrators such as Edmond Hédouin and Louis Monzies. Adding to the appeal of this copy is its beautifully preserved binding from an esteemed Parisian workshop. Marcellin Lortic 1852-1928 was trained by his father Pierre 1822-92 one of the great binders of 19th century Paris; the firm was known for their superb interpretations of traditional styles. Flety notes that unlike his father Lortic fils handled all aspects of a binding himself as designer binder and gilder. He was an eccentric workaholic living alone in his workshop and devoting his life to his craft. According to Flety "his bindings appeared in numerous libraries of great collectors of his time" who showed their satisfaction and appreciation with persistent loyalty. Protective of his reputation--and also loathe to work with others--he refused to hire an apprentice/successor choosing instead to sell his equipment and tools when he was no longer able to work. [Printed by J. Claye for] Glady Frères unknown
1896ST16988Paris: Édouard Pelletan 1896. No. 9 OF 25 COPIES from a total run of 350 WITH AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR by Georges Bellenger and two extra suites of illustrations signed by E. Froment. 295 x 228 mm. 11 5/8 x 9". 3 p.l. xi 4 16-41 9 pp. 1 leaf blank. French translation by André Bellessort. Prefaced by a letter from Anatole France. <br/> ELEGANT HONEY BROWN MOROCCO GILT BY LORTIC fils covers with Greek key frame central panel enclosed by interlocking frames of brown and gilt rules embellished with gilt volutes and flowers oblique palmette cornerpieces raised bands spine compartments with centerpiece formed by drawer-handle tools and palmettes gilt lettering wide turn-ins with palmette frame purple watered silk endleaves marbled paper flyleaves all edges gilt. Original paper wrappers bound in. Preserved in a calf-lined marbled paper slipcase. Text in two alternating decorative frames tailpiece at end and 12 illustrations three of them full-page by Georges Bellenger engraved by E. Froment this copy with two additional suites of the 15 engravings one on japon one on chine bound at rear and WITH AN ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR of two nymphs tormenting a faun SIGNED BY GEORGES BELLENGER. Parallel text in Greek and French on facing pages. Front flyleaf with engraved armorial bookplate. Carteret IV 377. ◆A couple of tiny dark spots to front board title page with three small spots of foxing but A VERY FINE COPY clean and fresh internally with generous margins the watercolor on bright stock and the binding unworn.<br/> <br/> From one of the leading publishers of luxury editions during what Ray calls "the golden age of bibliophiles" this is an excerpt from the "Idylls" of Theocritus in a binding from an esteemed Parisian workshop. Marcellin Lortic 1852-1928 was trained by his father Pierre 1822-92 one of the great binders of 19th century Paris; the firm was known for their superb interpretations of traditional styles. Flety notes that unlike his father Lortic fils handled all aspects of a binding himself as designer binder and gilder. He was an eccentric workaholic living alone in his workshop and devoting his life to his craft. According to Flety "his bindings appeared in numerous libraries of great collectors of his time" who showed their satisfaction and appreciation with persistent loyalty. Protective of his reputation--and also loathe to work with others--he refused to hire an apprentice/successor choosing instead to sell his equipment and tools when he was no longer able to work. <br /> <br /> Our text follows in the tradition of an ancient Greek poetic form comprising a conversation between two lovers often unsurprisingly with amorous content--in the present case seduction leading to marriage. The style was adopted by and enjoyed a vogue among Symbolist poets like Paul Verlaine in the 19th century. The illustrations--alive with nymphs fauns and other mythological creatures--are the work of Georges Bellenger 1847-1918. He exhibited landscapes and still life paintings in the Paris Salon but was best known for his lithographs. He received a commendation from the Société des Artistes Français in 1889. Édouard Pelletan unknown
