La vie des abeilles / Maurice Maeterlinck ; illustrations de Adolphe Giraldon ; gravees en couleurs par Ernest Florian
1918, Limited Edition. Paris : A. Ferroud, F. Ferroud. Very good copy recased with the original spine laid back. Gilt blocking to spine with raised bands, and gilt-decorated spine compartments. Some light dulling and rubbing to the spine bands and panel edges. Marbled endpapers. From the library of John Gibson Spencer with his bookplate. Very bright and clean internally, with just scattered foxing to the prelims. and some offsetting from a previously-inserted bookmark. Bound with original wrappers. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Further scans, images and additional bibliographical material available on request. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 255 pages; Limited edition, no. 328 of 1,200. 255, [8] leaves of plates : col. illus. ; 24 cm. Text within decorative border throughout. Subjects: Bees -- Life cycles. Language: French. Item #220220
Price: €325.00