FLAUBERT Gustave Lot n° 36

[FLAUBERT Gustave] 1/10 HEAD ON JAPON Letters from Gustave Flaubert to George Sand, preceded by a study by Guy de Maupassant Paris, Charpentier et cie, 1884 In-12°. Vintage blue-gray half-maroquin with corners. 5-rib spine with gilt title and date. Head gilt. Covers and spine (flaws, 4th cover almost unbound) cons. Very fresh interior. First edition. 1/10 first copies on Japon. Maupassant's important study of his master and friend Gustave Flaubert. Also included: FLAUBERT Gustave Madame Bovary. Moeurs de Province Paris, Michel Lévy frères, 1857, 2 volumes In-12°. Contemporary red half-chagrin. Smooth spine adorned with gilt garlands, with author, title and tomaison in gilt lettering. Rubbed and soiled. Modest binding. Scattered foxing. First edition of this masterpiece of world literature. From the 2nd edition with corrected errors such as "Senart" becoming "Senard".