Manon Lescaut 1898 Ltd Ed 1/200 Leloir Illus Maupassant, Ellis Island (?)
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Manon Lescaut 1898 Ltd Ed 1/200 Leloir Illus Maupassant, Ellis Island (?). History of Manon Lescaut and of the Chevalier des Grieux; with a preface by Guy de Maupassant; illustrated by Maurice Leloir. SUMMARY: Copy No. 1 of a 200-copy 1898 limited edition of Manon Lescaut, with preface by Guy de Maupassant and illustrations by Maurice Leloir. History of Manon Lescaut and of the Chevalier des Grieux; with a preface by Guy de Maupassant; illustrated by Maurice Leloir SUMMARY: Copy No. 1 of a 200-copy 1898 limited edition of Manon Lescaut, with preface by Guy de Maupassant and illustrations by Maurice Leloir. Notable for an “Ellis Island Jan 11, 1919” inscription. Condition is Poor to Acceptable, with missing front board and detached back board. DESCRIPTION: Famous Classics Publishing Company (London and New York), published 1898, 204 numbered pages. Copy Number One of a two-hundred-copy limited edition. CONDITION: Poor to Acceptable condition. Pages are clean, unmarked and bright, binding is quite poor. Front board missing, back board is detached. Two black pen marks on one page. THE BOOK: First published in Paris in 1731, banned and controversial. Influenced operas by Massenet and Puccini. INSCRIPTION: Two ownership markings. “LJT- Ellis Island- Jan 11 1919” and “Louis J Treuter” stamp and signature. Likely the same individual, though not confirmed. Ellis Island reference provides and interesting historical context; the exact circumstances of the inscription are unknown Track Page Views With Auctiva's Counter
