Verrill, A. Hyatt.MareMagnum
Potocki, JanMareMagnum
The Manuscript Found in Saragossa
1995No marks or inscriptions. A very clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and minor bump to upper rear corner. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very tiny nick/crease to top of spine. 631pp. Stories within stories within stories. Beginning in 1739 when a Walloon officer serving the King of Spain is plunged into a series of adventures. One of the great masterpieces of subversion and an encyclopedia of the dark side of the European Enlightenment. Written in French around the end of the 18th century. First edition of the 1995 translation by Ian Maclean. Tucked in is a printed sheet of additional notes on the book.
Godley Books · Royaume-Uni56,87 €
