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181886072Paris: Méquignon - Marvis 1818. Fine. Méquignon - Marvis Paris 1818 14 x 21.50 cm 12 volumes reliés First collected edition partly first edition illustrated with a frontispiece portrait by Girodet and 26 plates by Girodet Desenne Lafitte Moreau le Jeune Prudhon; Vernet and Isabey were even commissioned for the figures of Paul et Virginie. As in almost all copies the plates have been bound in some disorder as several sets of engravings bear the same numbering but the whole is complete. Half red Russia leather Bradel binding. Smooth spine decorated with fillets. Covers of paper imitating Russia leather. Scattered foxing. Some soiling to some covers but superb set with well-preserved binding. Contents: Volumes 1 and 2: Voyage à l'isle de France Mauritius Voyage en Hollande Observations sur la Prusse Observations sur la Russie. Volumes 3 to 7: Etudes de la nature with Paul et Virginie and La Chaumière indienne in the sixth volume; the seventh volume contains L'arcadie and Fragments de l'Amazone imaginary account of a journey to the Amazon. Volumes 8 to 10: Harmonies de la nature. Volume 11: Voeux d'un solitaire. Various memoirs. Volume 12: Essai sur la vie de Jean-Jacques Rousseau Discours sur l'éducation des femmes Empsael La pierre d'Abraham Mémoire sur la ménagerie du jardin des plantes. Writer botanist great traveler in his early life political thinker Bernardin de Saint-Pierre achieved fame with his Etudes de la nature and Paul et Virginie a fable about the fall and misfortunes of virtue a poetic narrative whose protagonists' deaths establish a new theodicy regarding death and providence. It should be added that the Voyage à L'île de France is undoubtedly one of the journeys not only among the best written but also among the most finely observed. Beyond this the anecdotes about Rousseau are of the greatest appeal and the essay on the philosopher of great interest; Bernardin de Saint-Pierre was not only Jean-Jacques Rousseau's friend but his principal disciple. Méquignon - Marvis hardcover
1823d199UND.StPierrFRANCE: Aime Andre Paris 1823. FRENCH TEXT. 143 x 86 mm. Marbled boards and green leather spines. Spines with twin rules and decorations and lettering all in gold. All edges marbled. Volume 19 is Essai sur La Vie . and has no proper title page. Vols 1 3 9 11 and 16 have frontispieces. Some volumes have plates. Volumes 10 and 11 have some damp marks 10 - mostly in top margins 11 mostly towards top of pages at rear of book. ELSE a pleasant clean tight set with a few minor faults not affecting text. Set is in very good condition with minor signs of wear and/or age. SPECIAL POSTAGE RATES APPLY GB 2024 £8 Packed weight 4000g. . Hardback. VG/No DW. Aime Andre (Paris) Hardcover
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1818810A5Paris: Mequignon-Marvis 1818. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 8.5" by 5.5". Various. A complete collection of the works of Jacques-Henri-Bernardin de Saint-Pierre some lovely uniform bindings in the original French. Jacques-Henri-Bernardin de Saint-Pierre was a French author known for his 1788 novel Paul and Virginie; considered the author's finest work it studies the corruption of a child by the artificial sentimentality of the French upper classes in the late eighteenth century. He was also a skilled botanist producing numerous works of natural history and was admired by fellow naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. The present set is a complete collection of the works of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre in twelve volumes in the original French. Containing his botanical as well as fictional work. Compiled by L. Aime-Martin with a biographical sketch of the author's life first edition thus. Including a preface by the editor dated 1820 despite the volumes being dated 1818. Each volume is complete with half titles. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author to vol. I and twenty seven full page gravure plates of which one folding engraved by Dupont Sixdeniers Toschi Roger Danbrum Delignon de Longueil after Desenne Lafitte Moreau the Younger Prudhon Vernet and Isabey. Collated complete. Comprised of:A Voyage a l'Ile-de-France in two volumes; Etudes de la Nature in five volumes including Paul and Virginie; Harmonies de la Nature in three volumes; Voeux d'un Solitaire; Melanges. In uniform full calf bindings with gilt tooling to the spine and embossed decorations tot he spine and boards marbled edges and endpapers. Externally generally very smart with minor shelf wear only minor rubbing to the boards and spine. Light scuffing to the front board of vol. XI. Some loss to the front board of vol. I. Internally firmly bound. Light spotting scattered to the pages. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author and twenty seven full page engravings of which one folding. Very Good Indeed Mequignon-Marvis hardcover
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1989862220619036Penguin Classics 1989-07-05. Paperback. New. 7x5x0. Free shipping in USA. Penguin Classics paperback
1820977T47London: Suttaby Evance and Fox 1820. Leather. Good. 5" by 3". None. A smartly bound copy of two popular French historical romance novels translated into English. With a frontispiece and title vignette. This volume contains: Paul et Virginie or Paul and Virginia a novel first published in 1788. Set on the island of Mauritius under French rule we follow the title characters friends since birth who fall in love. Written on the eve of the French Revolution the novel is recognized as perhaps Bernardin's finest work. Written by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre a French writer and botanist best known for this work a very popular eighteenth-century classic of French literature. Elizabeth; or the Exiles of Siberia a popular French historical romance novel. The story centers on Elisabeth a young girl determined to rescue her father from exile in Siberia driven by an unwavering sense of filial duty and deep love for her family. Written by Sophie Cottin a French writer whose novels were popular in the nineteenth century and were translated into several languages. Bound in full straight grained morocco. Externally smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards with small cracks to the front joint. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good Suttaby, Evance and Fox hardcover
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183868350Paris: Editions Curmer 1838. Fine. Editions Curmer Paris 1838 17 x 25.70 cm Un Vol. relié First edition by Curmer and first printing. Publisher's so-called ""Oriental"" binding commissioned from Simier. Full red shagreen. Smooth spine decorated with a plate featuring orientalist motifs. Boards richly stamped with a large plate with a 6-pointed star at its center. Edges gilt. One missing stitch at the internal joint after the first board without consequence. One missing stitch at the internal joint of the upper board causing slight play at the bottom of the first board without consequence. Scattered foxing unevenly distributed. Paper remained white. Tissue guards present. The endpaper covered with white moiré paper is detached at the end of the volume. Old restoration to head otherwise perfect condition of this famous and rare publisher's binding. Unquestionably one of the finest books produced by Romanticism this is one of those editions that made the glory of the romantic book. Abundantly but elegantly illustrated endowed with careful typography. 29 wood engravings on China paper by Tony Johannot and 450 vignettes by Huet Meissonier Français. 7 portraits engraved on steel one colored map. Sainte-Beuve's notice comprises 9 lines against 8 in most copies on p. LII. See Vicaire. Copy from rue Richelieu. The engraving of the ""bonne femme"" p. 418 is missing as in all copies of the first printing. However while the copy corresponds to several characteristics of the first printing it does not possess them all. Rare copy in its ""Oriental"" publisher's binding by Simier. Editions Curmer hardcover
183848904Paris: L. Curmer 1838. Fine. L. Curmer Paris 1838 16.50 x 26 cm relié Famous illustrated edition with nearly 450 wood-engraved vignettes 29 plates printed on China paper and 7 steel-engraved portraits after T. Johannot Meissonnier Iasbey P. Huet. Full cherry red morocco binding smooth spine slightly faded decorated with a gilt cartouche embellished with gilt romantic arabesques gilt roulettes on headcaps one joint slightly cracked at head frame of quadruple gilt and blind fillets on boards enriched at corners with gilt typographical motifs central gilt bilobed cartouche enriched at angles with gilt romantic tools gilt dentelle frame on pastedowns white watered silk endpapers and pastedowns double gilt fillets on edges all edges gilt some minor scratches on edges elegant contemporary romantic binding signed by Laurent. Our copy is complete with its map of Ile-de-France by Dyonnet and the two so-called ""English"" portraits. The title is from the second printing at 49 rue de Richelieu the portrait of the ""Bonne femme"" is not engraved on page 418. Some light foxing. A handsome copy of this landmark book one of the finest achievements of romantic illustration in a perfect romantic binding by Laurent. L. Curmer hardcover
183851600Paris: L. Curmer 1838. Fine. L. Curmer Paris 1838 16.50 x 26 cm relié Famous illustrated edition with nearly 450 wood-engraved vignettes 29 plates printed on China paper and 7 steel-engraved portraits after T. Johannot Meissonnier Iasbey P. Huet. Full bottle-green shagreen binding smooth spine decorated with blind-ruled frame gilt rocaille arabesque motifs and gilt bird and butterfly ornaments; gilt roulettes on headcaps; boards decorated with quadruple frame of gilt and blind fillets gilt rocaille arabesque motifs and small gilt rose-branch ornaments applied in the corners; gilt roulette frame on pastedowns central gilt bilobed cartouche enriched at angles with gilt romantic ornaments gilt dentelle frame on pastedowns white watered silk endpapers and pastedowns gilt fillet on leading edges all edges gilt some minor scratches on leading edges elegant contemporary romantic binding signed by Rivage. Our copy is complete with its map of Ile-de-France by Dyonnet and the two so-called ""English"" portraits. The title is in first printing with the address 25 rue Sainte-Anne the portrait of the ""Bonne femme"" is not engraved on page 418. Some foxing. Handsome copy of this landmark book one of the finest achievements of romantic illustration in a perfect romantic binding by Laurent. L. Curmer hardcover
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