L'Instinct du bonheur

BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD 0187
1. Bibliographic data
Author
Maurois, André (1885-1967)
Title
L'Instinct du bonheur
Statement of responsibility
Roman par André Maurois
Place of publication
Paris
Publisher
Éditions Bernard Grasset
Printer
Imprimerie Floch, Mayenne (France)
Date
1934
Imprint (isbd)
Paris : Éditions Bernard Grasset, 1934
Language
French
Tirage
Total print run of 4,194 copies; copy from the issue on Alfa Navarre paper
2. Physical description
Collation
236 pages
Illustrations
None
Format
In-12
Dimensions
18 x 12 cm
Typographic signatures
Not identified
Paper type
Alfa Navarre
Watermarks
Not observed
Printing condition
Clear and even typographic printing
3. Binding
Binding type
Private rebinding in half leather with boards covered in embossed cloth
Colours
Dark brown and black
Decoration
Gilt fillets and titles on the spine
Spine
Preserves traces of the gilt initials A.G., partially rubbed off
Endpapers
Decorated paper with abstract motifs in blue and grey tones
4. Content
Content description
Psychological novel about the pursuit of happiness and human relationships.
5. General notes
Note 1
Printed dedication «A Simone»
Note 2
Includes a preliminary quotation from François Mauriac
Note 3
Colophon dated 9 April 1934
6. Subjects
Main subject
French literature
Subsubjects
Psychological novel; twentieth-century French fiction
7. Copy record
Shelfmark
0187
Condition
Good overall condition; moderate wear to the spine
Provenance
Biblioteca de Alfred Gallart i Genis
Copy notes
Preserves traces of the initials A.G. on the spine