Paul et Virginie

Paul et Virginie by Jacques-Bernardin-Henri de Saint-Pierre, first independent French edition published in Paris by Monsieur’s Printing House in 1789, 12° format, XXXV, 243 pp., including four copperplate engravings, full gold edging, in a contemporary full leather binding with gold embossing, on paper boards; the first page of the preface has a large tear; the book block is loose; the edges of the binding are rubbed and the corners are slightly split; otherwise, normal signs of age and wear

Category

Books & manuscripts

Location

Plauen