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80 - BRECHENMACHER, René, and FLAUBERT, Gustave. *The Temptation of Saint Anthony*.
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BRECHENMACHER, René, and FLAUBERT, Gustave. *The Temptation of Saint Anthony*. A superb illustrated edition featuring 20 original engravings by René Brechenmacher. A very fine copy on vellum, accompanied by a signed artist’s proof. Paris, Éditions du Val-de-Loire, 1949. Large quarto, loose-leaf, filled cover printed in black, in a slipcase and publisher’s case made of cardboard imitating reptile skin. 245 pages, 20 original black-and-white engravings by Brechenmacher, including 10 full-page engravings of snakes. Minimal wear on the slipcase and the box. An illustrated edition featuring 20 powerful compositions engraved by René Brechenmacher, whose incisive lines beautifully capture the fantastical and hallucinatory dimension of Flaubert’s masterpiece. A print run of 290 numbered copies; this one is one of 200 copies on Vélin de Rives paper (No. 196), enhanced with a beautiful artist’s proof signed in the lower left corner. In excellent condition.
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