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MAUPASSANT, Guy de (1850-1893)

Lot 105
05.07.2023 13:00UTC +01:00
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AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationFrance, Paris
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ID 991094
Lot 105 | MAUPASSANT, Guy de (1850-1893)
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€ 5 000 – 7 000
MAUPASSANT, Guy de (1850-1893)
Le Horla. Paris : Paul Ollendorff, 1887.
Le chef-d’œuvre de Maupassant en grand papier, dans une élégante demi-reliure aux plats brodés.
Le Horla se compose de treize nouvelles : Le Horla, Amour, Le Trou, Sauvée, Clochette, Le Marquis de Fumerol, Le Signe, Le Diable, Les Rois, Au bois, Une famille, Joseph, L'Auberge et Le Vagabond. Celle qui donne son titre au recueil est reconnue comme l’un des chefs-d’œuvre de Guy de Maupassant. Cette histoire d’un homme qui sombre dans la folie, menacé par un être invisible qui le contrôle, a connu une postérité immense et est devenue l’un des plus grands classiques de la littérature fantastique française.
Les relieurs Michel et Fouques exerçaient à Marseille à la fin du XIXe et au début du XXe siècle, Fléty indiquant que leur activité s'arrête avec la Première Guerre mondiale. Clouzot, p. 198 ; Vicaire, V, col. 617.

In-8 (185 x 135 mm), à pleines marges. Un des 40 exemplaires sur Hollande (seul grand papier), celui-ci le n° 18. Reliure de l'époque de Michel et Fouques : bradel demi-basane fauve, dos orné, titre doré, plats recouverts de soie jaune à motifs floraux brodés, tête dorée sur témoins, couvertures et dos conservés, étui.

Deluxe copy (one of 40) of the first edition of Maupassant's masterpiece, a milestone of French horrific literature and an inspiration for Lovecraft's "The Call of Cthulhu".
Place of origin:France
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