Alphonse Daudet — Lettres de Mon Moulin

Paris, Ernes Flammarion, c1904. Leather. An illustrated collection of short stories from French writer Alphonse Daudet, in the original French. French. Illustrated throughout. A collection of short stories told by the author in the first person, typically addressing a Parisian reader. Having relocated his home from Paris, he recounts short bucolic tales about his new life in Provence as well as his trips to Corsica and French Algeria. Written by Alphonse Daudet, a French novelist. Illustrated by Jose Roy, a French illustrator and Gustave Fraipont, a Belgian-French a painter, sculptor, illustrator and poster-designer. Bound in quarter red crushed morocco with marbled boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Light fading to the spine with the odd small mark to the boards. Light loss to the head of the spine. Front hinge tender with rear hinge starting but firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with light age toning to the extremities and endpapers. Contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good . Ill.: Jose Roy; G. Fraipont. Good .