Lisvart de Grece, Roman de Chevalerie; ou Suite D'Amadis de Gaule

Charles Joseph De Mayer

Verlag: Not Stated, A Amsterdam, 1788

Beschreibung

A smartly bound, first edition copy of Charles-Joseph Mayer's historical novel surrounding Lisvart de Grece, or Lisvart of Greece, complete in five volumes. The first edition. Complete in five volumes. Uniformly bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. Retaining the original half titles.Written in the original French.A very smart set of this scarce, chivalric romance novel written by French author, Charles Joseph de Mayer, who was best known for his extensive collection of Fairy Tales, published around the same time as this work. 'Lisvart de Grece' was written as a continuation of Tressan's 'Amadis de Gaul', published in 1779. This continuation tells the story of Lisvart, the son of the Emperor of Constantinople. As with Mayer's other works, this tale includes an element of fantasy, updating the genre to fit with the new generation of readers. With the bookplate of Claes Uggla, dated 1985, to the front paste down.Stamp of F. R. D. D. to title page. Uniformly bound in half calf with marbled paper-covered boards. Retaining original half titles. Endpapers renewed. Externally, very good, with light rubbing to the extremities, with a little loss to the head of the spine to volume V. The odd mark to boards. Bookplate to front paste down. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are a touch age toned, but remain bright and clean. Stamp of F. R. D. D. to title page. Very Good. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 926Q17

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Lisvart de Grece, Roman de Chevalerie; ou ...

Verlag: Not Stated, A Amsterdam

Erscheinungsdatum: 1788

Einband: Leather

Illustrator: None

Zustand: Very Good

Auflage: First edition.

Art des Buches: book