[No. 534] Flaubert, G. Salammbô. Illustrations by Georges Rochegrosse. In 2 Volumes. Paris: A. Ferroud, 1900. In French.

Gustave Flaubert. Salammbô.
Compositions de Georges Rochegrosse. Préface de Léon Hennique. Gravures par Eugène Champollion.
Paris: Librairie des Amateurs, A. Ferroud, 1900.
2 vol. In-4°. Exemplaire n° 534 sur papier vélin d'Arches (tirage limité à 600 exemplaires). Reliures d'époque en demi-maroquin bordeaux à coins, plats de papier marbré "tourbillon", dos à nerfs avec titres dorés, têtes dorées. Couvertures et dos d'origine conservés. Gardes de papier lithographié à motifs floraux Art Nouveau.
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Gustave Flaubert. Salammbô.
Compositions by Georges Rochegrosse. Preface by Léon Hennique. Engravings by Eugène Champollion.
Paris: Librairie des Amateurs, A. Ferroud, 1900.
2 vols. In-4°. Copy No. 534 on vélin d'Arches paper (from a limited edition of 600). Contemporary half-morocco burgundy bindings with corners, "whirlpool" marbled paper sides, spines with raised bands and gilt titles, top edges gilt. Original covers and spines preserved. Art Nouveau floral lithographed endpapers.

This 1900 edition of Gustave Flaubert’s historical masterpiece is the first to be illustrated by the celebrated Symbolist and Orientalist painter Georges Rochegrosse. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of ancient Carthage, including the arrangement of meticulously researched visuals that capture the brutal grandeur and lush decadence of the Mercenary War. Rochegrosse famously made several journeys to North Africa to study the landscape and light, ensuring that his compositions—masterfully engraved by Eugène Champollion—matched Flaubert’s obsessive descriptive precision.  As a vital primary source, this set documents the peak of the livre d'amateur movement in Paris, featuring an introduction by Léon Hennique and printed on high-quality Arches vellum. This specific copy is elegantly housed in a private half-morocco binding with distinctive "whirlpool" marbled paper and striking Art Nouveau floral endpapers. A significant bibliographical rarity for collectors of fine press editions, French literature, and Orientalist art, this two-volume set remains a definitive visual interpretation of Flaubert’s prose.