$1,968
Maupassant, Guy de (1850-1893) Illuminated Manuscript of Tribunaux Rustiques, by Victor-Nicolas Bouton (1819-1901). Paris, 1896. Octavo-format manuscript on parchment, with a miniature painting on the first page of text, the text of each page inscribed within a ruled border with gilt stars in each corner, ex libris Robert Hoe, with his red morocco book label, in a full crushed red morocco binding by Marcellin Lortic with parchment pastedowns tooled in gold, in a custom slipcase, 7 3/4 x 5 in. Similar manuscripts, also prepared by Bouton in the same period, based on short stories by de Maupassant, bound by Lortic, and owned by Hoe, are held the Morgan Library and other institutions.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2016-05-18
