[Rarebooks] FS: THE WORKS OF THEOPHILE GAUTIER, 24 volumes beautifully bound in full green morocco with onlays and doublures

[Charles Agvent]

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GAUTIER, Theophile. THE WORKS OF THEOPHILE GAUTIER. New York: George D. 
Sproul, 1900. Hand-Made Edition . Twenty-four octavo (5-3/4" x 8-3/4") 
volumes attractively bound by The Trautz-Bauzonnet bindery in full green 
morocco, the boards surrounded by gilt fleur de lys devices within a 
double-ruled gilt border and a large gilt central fleur de lys device 
onlaid in red morocco; the spine with five raised bands lettered and 
decorated with gilt fleur de lys devices; green and red morocco 
doublures elaborately tooled with fleur de lys devices, marbled 
endpapers, top edge gilt. Each volume is illustrated with plates in two 
states. Each volume is copy #9 of a limited edition of 300 copies. Light 
rubbing to some spine edges, mostly the first volume; some sunning to 
the spines. About Fine with a handsome shelf appearance.

Gautier wrote plays, poetry, novels, short stories, and theater 
criticism. His most famous work is MADEMOISELLE DE MAUPIN, an historical 
romance based on the life of French opera star Mlle Maupin, who was a 
first-rate swordswoman and often went about disguised as a man. Another 
well-known work is his short story "La Morte Amoureuse," the story of a 
priest who falls in love with a beautiful woman who turns out to be a 
vampire.         $6,000.00

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