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1163. Two Illustrated Books in French: "Les Dieux ont Soif" by Anatole France, illustrated by Sylvain Sauvage and "Histoire de Manon Lescaut et du Chevalier des Grieux " by L'Abbe Provost, illustrated by Charles Martin

Bruxelles: Aux Editions Du Nord, 1938. Pictorial paper cover in wraps. Limited to an edition of 1000, this being numbered 451. This is an illustrated numbered limited edition of the novel set in the days of "The Terror" in France when Madame Guillotine reigned supreme. It contains superb coloured illustrations by Sylvain Sauvage. Text in French. 4to. Very good. Paris: La Meridienne, 1934. Numbered edition, this being 1707. Title page detatched. Printed paper cover in wraps. 211 pp, text in French. Martin's illustrations with watercolor by E. Charpentier. 4to. Very good.



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