Prosper MÉRIMÉE - Essay on social warfare. - Lot 22

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Prosper MÉRIMÉE - Essay on social warfare. - Lot 22
Prosper MÉRIMÉE - Essay on social warfare. Paris, Typographie de Firmin Didot frères, 1841. In-8, long-grained green half-maroquin signed P. Ruban, marbled paper boards set with gilt fillet, five-ribbed ornate spine, gilt title and dates on spine, cover and spine preserved (spine uniformly faded). A small number of first editions of this essay on social warfare in ancient Rome, illustrated with a title engraving and 3 plates of coins. According to the disclaimer, "this volume... is not intended for the public...". In "Lettres à une inconnue" (I, p. 49), Mérimée reveals the printing details of this book: "On my return to Paris... I gave myself the innocent pleasure of printing a book without publishing it. Only one hundred and fifty copies were printed: magnificent paper, pictures, etc., and I gave it to the people I liked." Provenance: ex-libris A. Grandsire. Vicaire, V, 718-719. Talvart & Place, XIV, 233.
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