Andre Theuriet — La Vie Rustique
Paris, Librairie Artistique - H. Launette, 1888. First edition. Leather. A beautifully bound first edition novel depicting rural life in nineteenth century France, illustrated by Leon Lhermitte. In the original French.A first edition, this is no. 500 of 525 copies printed on white vellum, with plates on tinted vellum, in a signed half binding from Bretault.A novel about rural life from French poet and novelist Andre Theuriet, known for his natural, simple descriptions of rustic and woodland provincial life in nineteenth century France.Illustrated by French naturalist painter and etcher of rural scenes Leon Augustin Lhermitte.With two engraved title pages, vignette title page, twenty four further plates and numerous vignette engravings. Collated, complete. In a signed half morocco binding, with marbled paper covered boards. Rubbing to back strip. Rubbing to joints, with head of front joint starting and board holding firm. Internally, firmly bound. Pages clean and bright. Very Good . Ill.: Leon Lhermitte. Very Good .
