Picciola

Xavier-Boniface Saintine

Verlag: Meline, Cans et Compagnie, Bruxelles, 1837

Beschreibung

A nicely bound copy of this famous novel by Xavier-Boniface Saintine An early edition of this novel, which was first published in 1836. With a vignette to title page. In the original French. 'Picciola' is a novel about the character of one Count Charney, a former soldier. Charney lost his trust in man and then was jailed for conspiring against Napoleon. Charneys sense of reason was saved by his cultivation of a tiny flower growing between paving stones in the prison yard. The novel has been regarded as a sentimental masterpiece and earned Saintine renown and the work became a classic of French literature. In a full calf binding with gilt stamping to the spine and board edges. Patches of rubbing to the spine and extremities. A few marks to boards. Light rubbing to the joints. Many spots to the rear board. Front endpapers have been removed. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned. Large, yet faint tidemark to the bottom of pages 41-76, not affecting the readability of text. Occasional light scattered spots to pages. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 565L54

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Picciola

Verlag: Meline, Cans et Compagnie, Bruxelles

Erscheinungsdatum: 1837

Einband: Fine Binding

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Very Good

Art des Buches: book