Pierre LotiBiblio.com
Pierre LotiBiblio.com
Pecheur D'Islande; Mon Frere Yves
1896réf. 954Y21Paris : Calmann Levy 1896-1897. Leather. Very Good Indeed. 7.5" by 5". None. A very smart pair of leather-bound novels from French naval officer and writer Pierre Loti. New editions. In the original French. This set offers two popular novels from French naval officer Pierre Loti best known for his exotic novels and short stories. Uniformly bound in quarter crushed morocco with marbled paper covered boards and endpapers.'Pecheur d'Islande' 'An Iceland Fisherman' depicts the life of Breton fishermen who sail each summer to the stormy Iceland cod grounds. 'Mon Frere Yves' 'My Brother Yves' is Loti's semi-autobiographical novel and is regarded as his best-known book. It describes the friendship between him and a hard drinking Breton sailor named Yves Kermadec during the 1870s and 80s. Uniformly bound in quarter crushed morocco with marbled paper covered boards and endpapers. Externally very smart with slight darkening to the spines and mild rubbing to the extremities. Marks to the leather. Internally firmly bound. Pages are generally bright and clean with the odd spot. Very Good Indeed Calmann Levy hardcover
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