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MÉRIMÉE, Prosper | BULL, René (illustrator) | JOHNSON, A.E. (translator) SKU: 9947 Barcode:
Publisher's original red cloth with gilt lettering and ornaments, Cloth slightly rubbed in places, mainly corner tips; top edge of the pages gilt. Demy 4to (11 x 8.5 ins). pp ix, 203; 16 coloured and mono plates, captioned tissue guards, by René Bull, and numerous illustrations in the text. Illustrated pastedowns. A VG+ copy. Rene Bull's vibrant illustrations perfectly capture the intense drama of love and jealousy in Prosper Mérimée's tale which was the basis for Georges Bizet's opera of the same title.
