Le Pêcheur d'Islande

by Pierre Loti

illustrated by H. Barthélemy

Les Beaux Livres #35, in French.  Paris:  A. et G. Mornay, Libraires, 1926  

Hardback is overall in VERY GOOD condition.

• Half leatherbound covers are mostly clean, with marbled boards, gilt border and title to spine. 
• Boards show some wear at the shoulders, edgewear.  Corners are sharp.  See photos. 
• Spine has gilt text and is sunned with firm ends.  See photos.
• Custom binding is strong, is stamped N. Hutin inside front cover.   
• Marble end papers/ pastedowns show little to no sign of age or wear.
• Second pictorial title page is present, from the original paper wraps.
• Frontispiece is present.
• Illustrations are bright and clear.  
• Interior is gently age-toned, exhibits marginal toning.  Inside pages are free of writing and intentional marks.
• Text block edges have gilt along head, fore and foot edges untrimmed and darkened.  See photos. 
• PS2026.0610

283 pages. 6 x 7 7/8 inches

Les Beaux Livres edition.  In French.  Edition of 1000 copies, 68 printed on Japon Impériale paper, of which this is copy #52.  With engraved illustrations by Henri Barthélemy throughout.  Custom bound by N. Hutin in half dark green leather with gilded marbled boards.  Original illustrated paper wraps are bound into the new binding.  Spine is browned with exposure, else very nice.  Text block is richly illustrated, toned, free of markings.  A Very Good copy of this handsome limited edition. 

An Iceland Fisherman (Pêcheur d'Islande) is a classic 1886 novel by French author Pierre Loti (1850-1923), a French naval officer and novelist whose given name was Louis Marie-Julien Viaud.  Widely considered Loti's finest work, the novel is known for its poetic realism and tragic romance.  It is set in the harsh world of Breton fishermen who sail to Iceland for cod. 

The illustrations are the work of Henri Barthélemy (1884-1977), a French painter and illustrator.  Barthélemy illustrated a number of works in the series published by A. and G. Mornay.

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