Description: This is a nice, original edition of Salammbô illustrated by Pierre Noël (inset, drop caps, dead ends, banners). Number 226 of 877 numbered copies on shore vellum. Collection "Les Beaux livres". Salammbo is an epic following the events of the first punic. The Mercenaries rebelled against Carthage, whose defense was entrusted to Hamilcar Barca. This one, by skillful maneuvers, attracts one of the armies of the Barbarians in the mountain and locks it in the Defile of the Ax, where it will perish. The others will be defeated at the gates of Carthage ... With Hamilcar, two figures stand out in an impressive relief: his daughter Salammbô, the prestigious heroine of the novel, and a head of the Mercenaries, the African Matho. After the first Punic war. Carthage is ruined and can no longer pay its mercenaries, who decide to revolt. In the midst of disorders and massacres, Salammbô, the daughter of suffocate Hamilcar, falls in love with Matho, the rebel leader. Between romanticism and symbolism, Flaubert brings up the mirage of a disappeared city, of a barbarian Orient and gleaming, which will fascinate generations of readers. Measures 6" x 8" and contains 468 pages. Original onion paper jacket present but worn and fragile. covers have chipping/small tears at edges. Paper loss on spine. Interior pages clean, illustrations vibrant. Please review photos and Email with any question. A great addition to any collection!
Price: 225 USD
Location: Mineral Point, Wisconsin
End Time: 2024-03-01T19:35:43.000Z
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Binding: Hardcover
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Language: English
