Moscou

356p. Bookseller's label. XLib. 8vo. Original full red cloth binding, gold stamped. Worn at extremities. First American Edition. Gautier was a famed French poet, novelist, and critic. He was a leading exponent of "art for art's sake" - the belief that formal, aesthetic beauty is the sole purpose of a work of art. This work about his trip to Russia was first published 1866-1867. It was of enormous influence on French attitudes towards Russia in the Nineteenth century. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! RUSSIA/1