FLAUBERT (Gustave). Madame Bovary. Mœurs de province. Paris, Michel Lévy, 1857. 
2 volumes in-12, first edition.
First-issue copy, complete with dedication leaf with error to "Sénart" (instead of "Sénard"), and required errors, notably page 7, line 23 (space between "et la" and "posa"), page 22, line 1 ("espaces" instead of espacés), page 67 number not printed, page 145, line 24 ("demanda-t-elle" instead of "se demanda-t-elle"), page 282, lines 2 and 3 (the words "cheveux" and "de grosses" are misprinted) page 475, line 20 (the word "Théodore" is misprinted).
Catalog from the Michel Levy Frères bookshop (Paris, rue Vivienne, March 1857), 36 pages, bound at the end of the first volume.

Bound in red half-maroquin with corners, 5-ribbed spine, top edge gilt, covers preserved, signed David.
Handwritten bookplate A. Dalmers on the second volume.

(darkened spine, slight rubbing, covers soiled, press clipping between the two white endpapers of the first volume with discharge, very rare marginal stains).

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Lot no. 106

FLAUBERT (Gustave). Madame Bovary. Mœurs de province. Paris, Michel Lévy, 1857. 2 volumes in-12, first edition. First-issue copy, complete with dedication leaf with error to "Sénart" (instead of "Sénard"), and required errors, notably page 7, line 23 (space between "et la" and "posa"), page 22, line 1 ("espaces" instead of espacés), page 67 number not printed, page 145, line 24 ("demanda-t-elle" instead of "se demanda-t-elle"), page 282, lines 2 and 3 (the words "cheveux" and "de grosses" are misprinted) page 475, line 20 (the word "Théodore" is misprinted). Catalog from the Michel Levy Frères bookshop (Paris, rue Vivienne, March 1857), 36 pages, bound at the end of the first volume. Bound in red half-maroquin with corners, 5-ribbed spine, top edge gilt, covers preserved, signed David. Handwritten bookplate A. Dalmers on the second volume. (darkened spine, slight rubbing, covers soiled, press clipping between the two white endpapers of the first volume with discharge, very rare marginal stains). Expert: Mr. Nicolas Asvisio

Estimate
€400 - €600
Result
€1,700
Buyer's premium
27%
FLAUBERT (Gustave). Madame Bovary. Mœurs de province. Paris, Michel Lévy, 1857. 2 volumes in-12, first edition. First-issue copy, complete with dedication leaf with error to "Sénart" (instead of "Sénard"), and required errors, notably page 7, line 23 (space between "et la" and "posa"), page 22, line 1 ("espaces" instead of espacés), page 67 number not printed, page 145, line 24 ("demanda-t-elle" instead of "se demanda-t-elle"), page 282, lines 2 and 3 (the words "cheveux" and "de grosses" are misprinted) page 475, line 20 (the word "Théodore" is misprinted). Catalog from the Michel Levy Frères bookshop (Paris, rue Vivienne, March 1857), 36 pages, bound at the end of the first volume. Bound in red half-maroquin with corners, 5-ribbed spine, top edge gilt, covers preserved, signed David. Handwritten bookplate A. Dalmers on the second volume. (darkened spine, slight rubbing, covers soiled, press clipping between the two white endpapers of the first volume with discharge, very rare marginal stains). Expert: Mr. Nicolas Asvisio
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