Description: Quarto (11 1/4 by 8 1/4 inches) 316 pages, signed by the illustrator Edward Bawden who created full page color illustrations, and black & white text illustrations for this edition: number 729 of an edition of fifteen hundred copies printed. Very good condition in hardcover, white cloth binding, with title incorporated into a decorative design on the spine; and the design is repeated on the slipcase. A classic historical novel set in ancient Carthage (241–237 BCE), regarding a beautiful daughter being fought over by two "barbarian clan chiefs;" and presented in a fine press edition. " . . . The artist was an English painter, illustrator and graphic artist, known for his prints, book covers, posters, and garden metalwork furniture." He taught at the Royal College of Art, where he had been a student.
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Binding: Hardcover, Cloth, With Slip Case
Place of Publication: Great Britain
Signed: Yes
Publisher: Limited Editions Club
Subject: Ancient Carthage
Original/Facsimile: Original of this edition
Year Printed: 1960
Language: English
Illustrator: Edward Bawden
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Limited Edition
Author: Gustave Flaubert
Region: Southwest Mediterranean
Topic: Historical Literature
Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
