Title (in a frame): THE TEMPTATION | OF ST. ANTHONY | BY | GUSTAVE FLAUBERT | TRANSLATED BY | LAFCADIO HEARN | ILLUSTRATED BY | MAHLON BLAINE | {vignette} | NEW YORK | WILLIAMS, BELASCO | AND MEYERS ||
Pagination: ffl, [1, 2 - ht, blank] [2 - blank, frontis.] [3, 4 - t.p., colophon] [5, 6 - plate, blank] [7, 8 - list of ill., blank] [9 'argument'] 10-189 [190] bfl; frontispiece and 4 plates reproduced from Blaine's pen drawings in "woodcut" manner.
Binding:25.5 x 17 cm., original black cloth, front cover and spine stamped in gilt; printed on thick paper, margins trimmed unevenly; pink pictorial DJ.
Contributors:
Gustave Flaubert (French, 1821 – 1880) – author.
Mahlon Blaine (American, 1894 – 1969) – artist.
Patrick Lafcadio Hearn [Koizumi Yakumo; 小泉 八雲] ( Greek-Irish, 1850 – 1904) – translator.
Williams, Belasco and Meyers – publisher.
J. J. Little & Ives, Co., NY – printer.
Additional Information
| Collection | Illustrated books |
|---|---|
| Type / Purpose | Book |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Period | 20 AD |
| Creation / Publishing year | 1930 |
| Edition | 1st edition |
| Binding | Cloth , Hardcover |
| Material | Paper |
| Size | 25.5 x 17 cm , Royal Octavo |
| Subject | 19th century , Fiction , French literature , Man , Novel , Prose , Religion , Temptation , Woman |
| Media/Technique | Photogravure |
| Acquisition year | 2020 |