Flaubert, Gustave - Hertenberger, Fernand. - Salammbô. Paris, La Tradition, 1947. Large in-4 in sheets with printed cover, folder and slipcase in poor condition - 233 pp, [1 f. d'achevé d'imprimer] - Work illustrated with 39 etchings by Hertenberger, including 1 frontispiece, 10 double pages (3 full-page, and 7 in-t), 8 full-page and 20 in-t mid-page. Edition of 320 copies all printed on Arches vellum tinted to the form, this one of the 39 copies including a suite of engravings in first state and an original sketch, under marie-louise (n° 49).

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