Maria Chapdelaine Recit du Canada Francais by HEMON, Louis - 1922

Paris: Bernard Grasset, (1929). Octavo, paperbound, 254 pp.Good, with light foxing (age darkened spotting) and chip to lower spine.

Paris: Nelson Editeurs, 1950. 284 pp. Collection Nelson. Dust jacket has some edge rubbing, a few wee chips from along top edge. some dust soiling or colour transfer to back of cover. Ivory paper on boards binding is clean, wee bumps to corners. Some sunning where there is a chip at top of spine. No former owner's name. Text is clean and unmarked. Plastic protective cover on dust jacket.. HC and DJ. Fair/Good. 6 1/2 x 4 1/4.

Paris: Nelson, Editeurs, 1939 Book. Illus. by Jean Routier. Near Fine. Hardcover. First Thus. Maria Chapdelaine is a romance novel written in 1913 by the French writer Louis Hémon, who was then residing in Quebec. This is a nice vintage copy on fine paper published in Paris but issued from "Imprimerie Nelson, Edimbourg, Ecosse" Illustrated throughout with vivid black and white drawings by Jean Routier, who also painted the delightful coloured frontispiece. 199p.Frontis. col. illus. Crisp,neat copy.Tiny bookstore stamp on ffep, and minor shelf wear, else fine..

Paris : La Renaissance du Livre, 1922. Cloth. Good. 10" by 7.5". None. A tale of French Canada from Louis Hemon. Illustrated with many plates, and a red vignette to the title page. Limited to 1155 copies, of which this is numbered 742. In a half-morocco binding. Externally, sound, though front joint is cracked and tender. Some slight rubbing and bumping to the extremities also. Internally, generally firmly bound. Bookplate to front pastedown. Pages are bright, with just some scattered instances of foxing. Good

Paris Edition d'Art H. Piazza 1932. 12.6x19.2 cm., 252 pp., edition introduit par Edmond Pilon et illustree par Jean Droit, relie demi-maroquin havane a coins, signee par Laurent Peeters - Anvers. Filet dore cernant les plats de pap., dos orne, dos a 4 nerfs et finnement fleuronnes dores (decor floral), tete doree, couverture imprimee d'editeur. Tirage limite. Tirage de 3200 exemplaires papier chiffon, numerotes de 301 a 3500.

La Rennaissance du Livre, 1922. . Cochet, Gerard. Bon Relie, (relieur: Laurent Peeters), demi-maroquin, dos orne de fil. dore et de piece de titre dore, plats marbre, dos a nerfs (4) dores, dos jauni, pages de garde marbre, tranches dores, frontispice, (1)couverture d' editeur, 19,5x25cm, 239pp(I), couverture d' editeur, (1), illustre n/b. N?° 230 de 1155 exemplaires numerotes sur velin pur fil Lafuma. Bois originaux de Gerard Cochet. Reliee plein veau signee par Laurent Peeters, -Anvers.

Paris: Editions du Polygone, 1927. Number 360 of 650 copies. 28.3 cm x 23 cm, card covers with French flaps, pp. [208], [1]. Edition Illustree de Vinght-cinq Lithographies Originales par A. Alexeieff. Exemplaire sur vélin des Manufactures Montgolfierr d'Annonay. Some pages uncut. Chips and tears to original glassine wrapper, else a near fine example..