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DAUDET (Alphonse)

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La Belle Nivernaise / Story of an old boat and its crew Paris, Marpon et Flammarion, no date (1886). In-4. Publisher's red percaline boards, with beautiful polychrome decoration on the upper cover. Smooth spine, decorated with gilded irons and fleurons. Gilt edges. First edition. First printing of Montégut's 21 hors-texte plates and numerous in-text woodcuts. Very fresh boards. Some acceptable foxing in the first and last pages. Also included: DAUDET (Alphonse): Histoire d'un enfant. Le petit Chose. Special youth edition. Drawings by P. Philippoteaux. Paris. J. Hetzel, "Bibliothèque d'éducation et de récréation". S. d. In octavo, blue publisher's illustrated boards, gilt plate on front cover, clasps framing two figures in an oval in the middle at the entrance to a dwelling. Smooth spine with gold plate. On the second board, cold printing in black, framed by black foliage. Gilt edges. Scattered foxing. One leaf detached.