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1869268151869. A Paris chez D. Jouaust 1869. Un vol. au format in-8 238 x 162 mm de 1 f. bl. 1 f. n.fol. xxxiv pp. 1 f. n.fol. 206 pp. 3 ff. n.fol. et 1 f. bl. Reliure de l'ÂŽpoque de pleine percaline satinÂŽe marine plats jansÂŽnistes dos lisse ornÂŽ de double filets dorÂŽs large fleuron central dorÂŽ piÂce de titre de maroquin vieux-rouge titre dorÂŽ. Belle impression sur vergÂŽ d'ÂŽdition. Exemplaire agrÂŽmentÂŽ au colophon d'une note manuscrite de Daniel Jouaust : ''Offert ˆ M. G / par l'ÂŽditeur / signature''. L'ouvrage renferme 4 sur 4 jolies planches gravÂŽes montÂŽes sur Chine appliquÂŽ d'aprÂs Victor Foulquier. Lequel fut ''ÂŽlÂve d'Abel de Pujol et qui acquit une considÂŽrable rÂŽputation principalement au travers de ses illustrations'' in BÂŽnÂŽzit. Issus de deux familles diffÂŽrentes Paul et Virginie sont ÂŽlevÂŽs en commun comme frÂre et sÃur dans la splendeur naturelle des paysages tropicaux de l”le Maurice. Mais ˆ l'adolescence des sentiments amoureux naissent entre les deux personnages. La mÂre de Virginie Madame de la Tour dÂŽcide alors de l'ÂŽloigner de Paul en envoyant sa fille ÂŽtudier en France laissant Paul ˆ son chagrin. Plusieurs annÂŽes aprÂs Virginie annonce son retour sur l'”le mais le navire qui la ramÂne de France est pris dans une tempÂte. Appartenant au registre pathÂŽtique Paul et Virginie dÂŽcrit avec force les sentiments amoureux et la nostalgie du paradis perdu. Au-delˆ du cadre exotique et de la description d'une sociÂŽtÂŽ idyllique Bernardin de Saint-Pierre expose dans ce roman sa vision pessimiste de l'existence. BÂŽnÂŽzit IV Dictionnaire des peintres p. 458 - Osterwalder I Dictionnaire des illustrateurs p. 383. Angles et coiffes lÂŽgÂrement ÂŽlimÂŽs. Frottements affectant la piÂce de titre. Rares rousseurs dans le texte ; quoique davantage marquÂŽes aux feuillets liminaires. Du reste belle condition. Peu courant. b42961 unknown
1808261337Philadelphia: printed by Abraham Small 1808. First Edition. Softcover. Poor copy in the original stiff-card wrappers; wear and tear as with age. Text remains in fine condition and without blemish. Provenance; from the library of Robert Hudson with the owner's book plate. Physical description; vol. II only: 504 pages. Notes; Plates present. Subjects; Studies of Nature. 19th century studies. Nature. Philadelphia: printed by Abraham Small paperback
1823153248Paris; Louis Janet 1823. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-bordered tree-calf. Professionally and period-sympathetically recased with the original label laid back; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 244 pages; Subjects; French Literature - Classical. Associate reference; Evans 31148. Paris; Louis Janet hardcover
182254Turino Turin: Luigi Soffietti 1822. Textblock toned and soiled. Contemporary signatures and drawings to both front and rear leaves. A good copy. Scarce Italian edition of Saint-Pierre's Paul et Virginie originally published in 1788. Limp homemade vellum wraps.<br /> <br /> 24mo. 188pp. No copies located on Worldcat. Luigi Soffietti unknown
1879mon0000948391George Routledge and Sons 1879. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. George Routledge and Sons 1879. Binding firm. Pages clean and bright with minor foxing. Fine illustrations. George Routledge and Sons hardcover
1824446089London : S. Low 1824. New edition. Hardcover. Good copy in gilt-blocked aniline-calf. Boards and spine cracked with some dust dulling and rubbing as with age. Marbled end-papers. Internally bright and clear. Physical Description; 139 pages : illustrations ; 15 cm. Subjects; 1700-1799. French literature. French literature 18th century. Littérature française 18e siècle. London : S. Low hardcover
1838179472Paris: L. Curmer 1838. Leather bound. VG boards have overall wear and rubbing with front cover cracked along spine at front edge but all pages are intact. Sporadic foxing throughout. Deep purple full leather boards with extensive gilt tooling and lettering all edges gilt four raised bands on spine bw illustrated frontispiece with tissue guard. lvi 458 14 pages 37 unnumbered leaves of plates with protective tissue guards illustrations map portraits. Text in French. Half title: Paul et Virginie et La chaumière indienne. "Literary historical notice on J.-H. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre" by Sainte-Beuve on p. IX -LII at front./ "La chaumière Indien / by J.-H. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre. Paris: L. Curmer 1838" on p. 317 -418 with special t.p. we p. 317 ./ "Flora of Paul and Virginia and of the Indian cottage" on p. 419 -458./ "Table of contents" "Table of names of designers and engravers" "Large vignettes" and "Steel engravings" on 14 p. at end./ Originally issued in 30 i.e. 29 deliveries 1836-1837. For full description cf. Vicar Manuel t. 7 col. 42-68./ Vignette on verso of half title page: "By the care of L. Curmer" and "Typography and foundry of A. Everat & Cie xvi rue du Cadran." / Eng. of Marguerite has "Marguerite." printed as part of the plate as is the case for the plates for "Mme. de la Tour" "Virginie" and "Paul" etc. each has legend printed as part of its plate instead the legend being printed on the tissue guard facing it. There is no vignette "Une bonne femme" the first Mme. Curmer on India paper forming the tail-piece of p. 418. L. Curmer hardcover
185238256Paris: Victor Masson 1852. Fine. Victor Masson Paris 1852 11 x 18 cm 2 volumes reliés First edition. Full black embossed boards smooth spines faded some surface wear to boards headcaps lightly rubbed without significance marbled endpapers and pastedowns publisher's bindings. Some light foxing. Victor Masson hardcover
188833841London: George Routledge and Sons 1888. Edition limited to 800 copies this no. 42; large 8vo pp. xxxvii 1 208 1; inserted title-p. after a design by Leloir printed in green engraved frontispiece vignette title-p. printed in red and black 11 engraved plates plus 120 other engravings throughout the text; contemporary full blue morocco gilt-ruled covers with gilt floral sprays in the corners gilt-decorated spine in 6 compartments gilt lettered in 1 a.e.g. inner dentelles; some minor scuffing to the covers but in all a very good sound copy. The preliminary matter includes a 16-page memoir of the author as well as the author's own introduction to his classic story of adventure love and death on the isle of Mauritius. George Routledge and Sons unknown
1888138477London: Routledge 1888. 1st ed. thus. Very Good. large octavo. 3/4 leather xxvii 208pp. frontis. engravings With engraved tissue-guarded frontispiece vignette title-page printed in red & black 11 engraved plates plus 120 other engravings throughout the text. Edition limited to 800 copies this being No. 77. 3/4 bound in mid blue leather olive green at spine over textured pale blue cloth. Raised bands at spine with gilt titles & decoration. Binding is by Bayntun Routledge hardcover
1861009079Paris: Victor Masson 1861. Contemporary cloth leather spine label. Double-page map. Inner hinges partly cracked. Second Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. Victor Masson Hardcover
1856276311856. Paris Furne et Cie 1856. Un fort vol. au format in-4 257 x 162 mm de 1 f. bl. 2 ff. n.fol. 1 frontispice gravÂŽ n.fol. xl - 330 pp. 1 f. n.fol. et 1 f. bl. Reliure de l'ÂŽpoque de demi-chagrin maroquinÂŽ ÂŽmeraude filets gras et maigres ˆ froid encadrant les plats dos ˆ nerfs ornÂŽ d'un dÂŽcor ''ˆ la grotesque'' comportant filets gras en noir doubles caissons d'encadrement dorÂŽs important dÂŽcor fleuronnÂŽ dorÂŽ filets maigres dorÂŽs titre dorÂŽ tranches dorÂŽes. Exemplaire revÂtu d'une reliure dÂŽcorative du temps. Il s'ouvre sur un portrait-frontispice figurant l'auteur tirÂŽ sur Chine appliquÂŽ signÂŽ de Laffite. L'iconographie - outre de trÂs nombreuses environ 450 figures dans le texte et larges ornements typographiques figuratifs - est complÂŽtÂŽe par une carte de l'”le Maurice sur Chine appliquÂŽ en coloris gommÂŽs ainsi que 6 portraits sur Chine et 29 planches hors-texte. RÂŽimpression de la cÂŽlÂbre ÂŽdition Curmer de 1838 considÂŽrÂŽe telle l'une des meilleures productions de l'illustrÂŽ romantique. Issus de deux familles diffÂŽrentes Paul et Virginie sont ÂŽlevÂŽs en commun comme frÂre et sÃur dans la splendeur naturelle des paysages tropicaux de l”le Maurice. Mais ˆ l'adolescence des sentiments amoureux naissent entre les deux personnages. La mÂre de Virginie Madame de la Tour dÂŽcide alors de l'ÂŽloigner de Paul en envoyant sa fille ÂŽtudier en France laissant Paul ˆ son chagrin. Plusieurs annÂŽes aprÂs Virginie annonce son retour sur l'”le mais le navire qui la ramÂne de France est pris dans une tempÂte. Appartenant au registre pathÂŽtique Paul et Virginie dÂŽcrit avec force les sentiments amoureux et la nostalgie du paradis perdu. Au-delˆ du cadre exotique et de la description d'une sociÂŽtÂŽ idyllique Bernardin de Saint-Pierre expose dans ce roman sa vision pessimiste de l'existence. A la suite est imprimÂŽ le texte intitulÂŽ ''Flore'' se proposant de dÂŽcrire les principales espÂces rencontrÂŽes au cours de la lecture de ''Paul et Virginie'' ainsi que de ''La ChaumiÂre indienne''. Pour l'ÂŽdition Curmer de 1838 : Vicaire VII Manuel de l'amateur de l'amateur de livres du XIXÂme siÂcle 71 - Carteret III L eTrÂŽsor du bibliophile p. 552. Angles ÂŽlimÂŽs. Dos passÂŽ. Exception faite des planches sur Chine l'ouvrage ne prÂŽsente que peu de rousseurs. b42961 unknown
1836k1382London: W Emans. G : in good condition without dust jacket. Covers rubbed and lightly worn. Corners bumped. Scattered browning an off-setting within. 1836. Reprint. Grey hardback cloth spine on card boards. 180mm x 120mm 7" x 5". 340pp; 452pp; 213pp 128pp 62pp. Engraved frontisplates. Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre also known as Bernardin de St. Pierre 1737 21 January 1814 was a French writer and botanist. He is best known for his 1788 novel Paul et Virginie now largely forgotten but in the 19th century a very popular children's book. . W Emans hardcover
182256805E-130: Masson Y Hijo. Very Good. 1822. Leather. Leather. 12mo. Masson y Hijo Paris France. 1822. Viii 217 pages. Illustrated with 4 leaves of plates. Text in Spanish. Bound in gilt decorated leather with gilt titles present to the spine and gilt decoration present to the spine ends. Boards have wear present to the extremities of the boards boards are scuffed and worn. Foxing is present. Previous owner's name one G Harrison possibly a member of one of the 1st family of VA present ot the half-title page. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre also called Bernardin de St. Pierre 19 January 1737 Le Havre 21 January 1814 Éragny Val-d'Oise was a French writer and botanist. He is best known for his 1788 novel Paul et Virginie now largely forgotten but in the 19th century a very popular children's book. E-130; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 217 pages . Masson Y Hijo hardcover
1807WB15651Paris: Didot 1807. Hardcover. Very Good. 18mo. pp. 198. Issue on special paper and bound in contemporary red morocco by Simier. Binding a bit rubbed but still lovely. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br/><br/> Didot hardcover
1833230554Paris: Lefèvre 1833. 784; 621 pp. 2 vols. Royal 8vo. Three-quarter calf marbled boards red and black morocco spine labels. Spine label of Vol. I slightly chipped else a Near Fine set. 784; 621 pp. 2 vols. Royal 8vo. Lefèvre unknown
1808AQ21146Firenze i.e. Florence: Presso Guglielmo Piatti 1808. 106pp. Contemporary straight-grain gilt-tooled black morocco. A trifle rubbed. Leaves lightly toned. A handsomely bound copy of an Italian translation of Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's 1737-1814 celebrated novel first published as La Chaumière indienne at Paris in 1790. The work in which a traveler finds wisdom in the cottage of an Indian outcast is an early example of cultural primitivism in literature a theme that was to become central to the Romantic movement. . 12mo. Presso Guglielmo Piatti unknown
184850886Paris: Librairie de Firmin-Didot Frères 1848. Fine. Librairie de Firmin-Didot Frères Paris 1848 11 x 18.50 cm relié New edition. Half green morocco binding spine slightly faded with five raised bands set with black dots decorated with double black compartments adorned with central gilt stars marbled paper boards marbled endpapers and pastedowns speckled edges near-contemporary binding signed by Allô. Some minor foxing without consequence. Librairie de Firmin-Didot Frères hardcover
185457081Paris: Furne 1854. In-8 gr. mm. 245x156 bella legatura in p. pelle cornici dorate ai piatti dorso a cordoni con ricca decorazione e titolo oro ai riquadri tagli dorati dentelles dorate ai risg. astuccio. Il volume di pp. 2XL3302 con graziosa composizione al frontespizio è molto ben illustrato nel testo da numerosissime vignette xilografate e fuori testo da: 1 ritratto dell'A. 1 cartina dell'Ile de France 29 tavole inc. su legno e 6 belle tavole su carta Cina applicate alla pagina inc. in rame da vari artisti su disegni di Johannot Meissonier e Lafitte. Con qualche fioritura ma certamente un buon esemplare. Furne, unknown
18620552121862. 1st Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Folio - over 12 - 15" tall. Paperback. Folio. 34 x 22 cm. In French. 6 p. First edition of the session of October 17 1862 of this official printed 139th protocol in French of the agreement in which the Danube Commission was accepted to be established which was authorized by the Treaty of Paris 1856 after the close of the Crimean War between the Ottoman Empire the United Kingdom and France which won the Crimean War with Russia. The European Commission of the Danube or in French Commission Européenne du Danube the CED is one of the Commissions of the Danube River authorized by the Treaty of Paris 1856 after the close of the Crimean War. The CED had authority over the three mouths of the river - the Chilia in the north the Sulina in the middle and St. George in the south which was originally designed to last for only two years. Instead it lasted eighty-two years. A separate commission the International Danube Commission or IDC was authorized to control commerce and improvements upriver beyond the Danube Delta and was supposed to be permanent but it was not formally organized until after 1918. Wikipedia. Not found in OCLC. <br/> <br/> paperback
182844998New-York: S. King 1828. Very good plus. Early Republic American edition of an altered version of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's work featuring a happy ending not present in the original. This is the story of two French colonist children who grow up side-by-side and fall in love in Mauritius only to be torn apart by class expectations. PAUL AND VIRGINIA is punctuated by abolitionist themes which this version makes more explicit: rather than dying in a shipwreck as in the original work Virginia is rescued by a formerly enslaved man. OCLC located only two holdings of this edition the first published by S. King in New York. 12mo. 7.25'' x 4.25''. Modern half-calf binding with marbled boards. Hand-colored etched frontispiece. 32 pages followed by 18 modern blank leaves collated complete. Binding with a bit of edgewear to spine. Leaves with light scattered soil mild bleedthrough of colors to back of frontispiece. Sharp. S. King unknown
1841549089Philadelphia: J.J. Woodward 1841. Hardcover. Good. American edition. Translated by Henry Hunter. Octavo. 398pp. illustrated with an engraved frontispiece and facing engraved title page. Contemporary bookseller’s blind-embossed stamp and near contemporary bookseller’s ink stamp each on front free endpaper. Contemporary speckled calf gilt spine with black leather spine label. The boards are sunned and rubbed at the edges lacking front fly leaf the conjugate pair of facing engraved plates is partly sprung a good or better copy with light scattered foxing. A scarce well-preserved copy. OCLC locates only three copies. J.J. Woodward hardcover
180823153NHPhiladelphia PA: Abraham Small 1808. Original full-leather covers w/ gilt titles on red leather spine labels. Bindings scuffed and worn w/ wear to extremities. Previous owner's name on front paste-downs. Leaves age toned; light dampstains to several leaves. Tiny chips to top corners of leaves of Volume 3. Complete w/ Volume 1 frontispiece and 4 folding plates. Hard Cover. Good/No Dust Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Abraham Small Hardcover
1852141674New York: Roe Lockwood & Son 1852. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good in boards. Text in French. Roe Lockwood & Son hardcover
180636olVernor Hood & Sharpe & Longman Hurst Rees & Orme London 1806. Seventh Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 170 pages complete. From the library of Edna and Frank Bradlow the esteemed Africana specialists. A VERY RARE most pleasing copy of this most important seventh edition of 1806. The extraordinary fame of Paul & Virginia of the island of Mauritius was already inspiring artists authors and hearts. Pocket book sized. Full leather. The boards have wear about the edges corners and seams from use shelving and age The spine has five gilt double bands. It is a little worn and scuffed especially to head and foot but is otherwise genial efficient. The contents are most agreeable especially if one takes the age of the book into account. Despite some very mild - and expected - tanning about the edges the pages are clean clear healthy thick fresh-faced most confident and companionable. fk. Our orders are shipped using tracked courier delivery services. Vernor, Hood & Sharpe & Longman, Hurst Rees & Orme, London hardcover
