Paul and Virginia
Bernardin de St. Pierre
1839
W.S. Orr & Co
8vo
Description:
Finely bound and The lavishly illustrated edition of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's classic pastoral novel of idyllic love. he story follows two childhood friends who grow up in harmony with nature, untainted by European society, before social convention and tragedy intervene. Saint-Pierre's work served as a manifesto for Enlightenment attitudes toward nature and childhood innocence.
Condition:
Very Good Condition. Finely bound in half black leather with cloth covered boards, gilt titles to spine and 5 raised bands. Binding is firm, very minor split to front hinge. 20th century binding. Spine has been professionally remounted. Gilt edges. Contents are clean. Ex libris to inside front cover. Boards are very good with slight marking to spine edge.
Paul and Virginia
Bernardin de St. Pierre
1839
W.S. Orr & Co
8vo
Description:
Finely bound and The lavishly illustrated edition of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre's classic pastoral novel of idyllic love. he story follows two childhood friends who grow up in harmony with nature, untainted by European society, before social convention and tragedy intervene. Saint-Pierre's work served as a manifesto for Enlightenment attitudes toward nature and childhood innocence.
Condition:
Very Good Condition. Finely bound in half black leather with cloth covered boards, gilt titles to spine and 5 raised bands. Binding is firm, very minor split to front hinge. 20th century binding. Spine has been professionally remounted. Gilt edges. Contents are clean. Ex libris to inside front cover. Boards are very good with slight marking to spine edge.
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