Gustave Flaubert - Oeuvres de Gustave Flaubert

Paris, Alphonse Lemerre, 1925-42. Leather. A set of three works by Gustave Flaubert, in the original French, including his best known novel 'Madame Bovary&apos. Three volumes of the works of Flaubert, of a total of ten volumes, all in the original French.Gustave Flaubert was an eminent French author of the nineteenth century, one of the leading exponent of literary realism. Containing:'Trois Contes', complete in one volume, dated 1925. First published in 1877, this volume contains three brilliant short stories: 'A Simple Heart', 'Saint Julian the Hospitalier', and 'Hérodias&apos.'Le Tentation de Saint Antoine', complete in one volume, undated, dated c1933. First published in 1874, this work is a dramatic poem in prose, looking at the famous temptation faced by Saint Anthony of Egypt in the desert.'Madame Bovary', complete in one volume, dated 1942. First published in 1857, this is Flaubert's best known work, following the eponymous character who lives beyond her means in order to escape the banality of her provincial life. In the original half calf binding with marbled paper to the boards. Externally, generally smart, a little rubbed, more so to 'Trois Contes' and 'Madame Bovary&apos. Joints of 'Trois Contes' are starting but firm, as it the front joint of 'Madame Bovary&apos. Loss to the head of the spines of 'Trois Contes' and 'Madame Bovary&apos. Boards of 'Trois Contes' are a little faded. Rear hinge of 'Trois Contes' and 'Saint Antoine' are starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Good . Ill.: None. Good .

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