Bindings Prévost (d'Exiles), Abbé Antoine François Histoire de Manon Lescaut et du Chevalier des Grieux. Préc. d'une préf. par Alexandre Dumas. With woodcut title vignette, book decoration and print in red and black. London, Glady,, 1878. XXXV, 1 p., 221 pages, 2 vols. Dark brown marocco binding on 5 bands with blind-stamped ornamental centrepiece, blind-stamped surrounding floral fillets and borders, gilt-stamped roses, gilt-stamped spine title, standing edge gilt and gilt-stamped inner edge doublure, gilt top edge (corners minimally rubbed, r. with stain). One of 24 copies signed by the publisher (GA 333) on Van Gelder laid paper. - The tragic love story about the title character Manon in a decoratively bound copy with wide margins, partly untrimmed. - Endpapers in blue moiré silk and additional endpapers in fine worsted marbled paper. - Endpapers with small ink mark. One of 24 copies signed by the publisher (GA 333) on Van Gelder paper. - Dark brown maroquin on 5 frets with blind embossed ornamental centrepiece, blind embossed surrounding floral fillets and borders, gold embossed roses, gold embossed title on spine, standing edge gilding as well as gold embossed inner edge doublure, head gold trim (corners minimally rubbed, sp. with stain). This lot is taxed. A surcharge of 24.95% will be added to the hammer price and 7% (books, art) or 19% VAT (manuscripts, screen prints, offset prints, photographs) to the final invoice amount in the European Union. This work is subject to the regular margin scheme. There is a 24.95% buyer's premium on the hammer price and 7% (Books and Art) or 19% VAT (Manuscripts, Screenprints, Offsetprints and Photographs) on the final invoice amount in the European Union.