Le Mannequin d’osier
Paris, Calmann Lévy, (August) 1897.
1 vol. (115 x 180 mm) of [2] f., 350 p. and 1 f. Brown doublure morocco, spine with raised bands, gilt title, date gilt at foot, edges gilt on the rough, fillets on edges, doublures with frame border, silk endleaves, original wrappers and spine preserved, matching edged slipcase (binding signed Canape, R. D., 1922).
First edition.
One of 50 copies on Hollande paper (no. 43).
One of 50 copies on Hollande paper (no. 43).
This text is the second volume of the four-part novel cycle Histoire contemporaine and follows L’Orme du mail. As the critic Faguet wrote, “one must not conceal the fact that this book is a formidable pamphlet, presented with an enchanting smile…”
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