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Artist Louis Auguste Mathieu Legrand (French, 1863-1951)

Artist Louis Legrand (French, 1863-1951)

Publisher Cent bibliophiles, Paris, 1905

Printer aquatints: Leroy, [s.l.]; text: Philippe Renouard, [Paris]

Author Guy de Maupassant (French, 1850-1893)

Date1905

DimensionsBook: H: 11 5/8 in. (295 mm); W: 7 5/16 in. (185 mm); Depth: 7/16 in. (11 mm).
Page (untrimmed): H: 11 1/2 in. (292 mm); W: 7 1/16 in. (179 mm).

MediumOriginal prints: 86 etchings with aquatint, incl. 6 in colors and 80 in olive. Reproductions: 2 lineblock reproductions of drawings, incl. 1 in colors (wrappers). Text: letterpress in black with sanguine. Paper: japan ivory wove paper.

ClassificationBooks

Credit LineGift of Molly and Walter Bareiss

Object number

1984.676

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Published Referencescf. Ray, Gordon N., The Art of the French Illustrated Book, 1700 to 1914, vol. II, New York, 1982, no. 345, repr.