as he put it
[1–2] 3–415 [416–422]: [9] leaves of colour plates (facing pp
illustrations by David Eccles
gilt and black lettering to spine
shortly after his arrival in London at the age of 21
Salambo Agatha Christie as he put itGustave Flaubert, Salambo. London: The Folio Society, 1950. First printing thus. Translated by E. Powys Mathers, introduction by Gerard Hopkins, engravings on copper by Ru van Rossem. 228 149 28 mm. Pp. [16] 7303 [304]: [10] leaves of collotype plates (facing pp. [1], 32, 65, 96, 129, 160, 193, 224, 256 and 300). Type: Garamond. Printed by Mackay, the collotypes by the Chiswick Press. No slipcase. A rebound copy of this first Folio edition of Salammb,