Saint-Pierre, Bernardin De (1737-1814)Biblio.com
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1823réf. 153248Paris; Louis Janet 1823. 1st Edition in this form. Hardback. Very good copy in the original gilt-bordered tree-calf. Professionally and period-sympathetically recased with the original label laid back; very impressively finished. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight bright clean and strong. ; 244 pages; Subjects; French Literature - Classical. Associate reference; Evans 31148. Paris; Louis Janet hardcover
1891réf. 1388Philadelphia: Henry Altemus 28 S. Fourth Street 1891. Boards. Very good . Maurice LELOIR. 8vo; 296pp; dark green cloth over board; stamped pictorial gilt figures and silver flowers on front decorative spine; all edges gilt; gift inscription to ffep dated 1892; engraved frontispiece and vignette on title page 11 additional full-page engravings and small illustrations in the text; rubbing to head and tail of spine and corners; very good plus. Written on the eve of the French Revolution in 1788 the novel takes place on the island of Mauritius. The story is of love between Paul and Virginia and of the upper class of French society. A biography of the author and a preface precede the story. Henry Altemus, 28 S. Fourth Street unknown books
1888réf. 33841London: George Routledge and Sons 1888. Edition limited to 800 copies this no. 42; large 8vo pp. xxxvii 1 208 1; inserted title-p. after a design by Leloir printed in green engraved frontispiece vignette title-p. printed in red and black 11 engraved plates plus 120 other engravings throughout the text; contemporary full blue morocco gilt-ruled covers with gilt floral sprays in the corners gilt-decorated spine in 6 compartments gilt lettered in 1 a.e.g. inner dentelles; some minor scuffing to the covers but in all a very good sound copy. The preliminary matter includes a 16-page memoir of the author as well as the author's own introduction to his classic story of adventure love and death on the isle of Mauritius. George Routledge and Sons unknown books
1892réf. 207541New York: Thomas Y. Crowell 1892. Hardcover. VG. Leloir Maurice. Half-bound white fabric with gilt text and design on the spine. Color patterned paper wraps over the remainder of the boards. Gilted textblocks. 197 pages; illustrated in black-and-white; each page has a lovely and intricate light green border. Thomas Y. Crowell hardcover books
1883réf. RDESPAU00vgRoberts Brothers 1883. Very Good. De Saint-Pierre Bernardin. Paul and Virginia. Boston: Roberts Brothers 1883. 291pp. 12mo. Grey cloth. Book condition: Very good. Rubbed covers with bumped corners and slightly chipped backstrip. Front cover has faint stains. One gathering is loose. Roberts Brothers hardcover books
1888réf. 216283London England 1888. Hardcover. Sold As Is cloth on spine peeling edges of book with rips in cloth general wear to boards binding tenous but holding pages tanned but generally excellent slightly wavy but no water damage. Red and black cloth-bound boards with gilt text on cover and spine. xxvii 208 pp. 12 unnumbered leaves of plates. "A rather short novel . which recounts the youth of two children who are raised as brother and sister by their mothers on the edge of society on the island of Mauritius at that time a French colony known as Île de France. The children's paradise unravels as they enter their teenage years and their awakening sensuality taints their innocent affection. Virginia is sent to Europe by her mother who seeks to keep her away from Paul. When Virginia returns her ship is caught in a storm off the coast of the island" hardcover books
1825réf. 13415London: printed by Glasgow University Printers Andrew & John Duncan for Jones & Co 3 Acton Place Kingsland Road 1825. Translated from the French by Helen Maria Williams. Engraved frontispiece and title page. 9.6 x 5.7 cm. 64mo. contemporary full blue calf with double gilt fillet border on each side around a border of fleurons in blind spine decorated in gilt with rules fleurons and leaf and tendril tool in each of 3 compartments burgundy morocco spine label tooled in gilt speckled edges. A very good handsome copy.Helen Maria Williams was a British poet abolitionist and French revolutionary sympathiser - her translation of Paul et Virginie was first published in 1795 and went through several editions. With the ownership inscription on the verso of the free endpaper and the title of Elizabeth Oakden of Froxfield Bedfordshire. Apart from the fact she was a reader we only know that her dates were 1792-1869 and he is buried in Eversholt graveyard. Handsomely bound miniature copy with a contemporary female ownership inscription printed by Glasgow University Printers, Andrew & John Duncan, for Jones & Co, 3 Acton Place, Kingsland Road unknown
1796réf. C204747London: Vernor and Hood 1796. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. 2nd English edition. Full leather splitting at hinges lacking plates otherwise a good copy with clean contents. Vernor and Hood, hardcover
1879réf. mon0000948391George Routledge and Sons 1879. Hardcover. Very Good. in x in x in. George Routledge and Sons 1879. Binding firm. Pages clean and bright with minor foxing. Fine illustrations. George Routledge and Sons hardcover
1799réf. 2401020008By Nathl. and Benj. Heaton for E. Goodale Mendon Printed at Wrentham Mass. M DCC XCIX. 1799. Hardcover. Good. 18th Century Juvenile Literature: Early Connecticut imprint Bound in contemporary leather. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. 180 pages. Staining. By Nathl. and Benj. Heaton, for E. Goodale, Mendon, Printed at Wrentham, (Mass.), M, DCC, XCIX. hardcover
réf. 1330207319.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
réf. 0266718256.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 0332591166.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 042850163X.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 0720605989.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
réf. 1331675685.Gpaperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. paperback
1806réf. C211420London: Vernon Hood and Sharpe 1806. Hardcover Hardcover. Very Good. Twelvemo. vi 170. Bound in Full contemporary leather. Covers slightly rubbed with cracking to hinges lacking spine label a few pages slightly marked at fore-edge margin and one plate with slight chip to bottom corner otherwise very good. Inscription to second endpaper. With 6 engravings. Vernon, Hood, and Sharpe, hardcover
1881réf. 844K1Edinburgh: William Paterson 1881. Leather. Near Fine. 7" by 4.5". Ad Lalauze. A sumptuously bound limited edition copy of this noted work presented here in a full morocco binding with gilt detail by Andy Grieve. From an overall print run of four hundred and thirty three copies with this work being one of the one hundred and ninety with plates on China paper. Number two hundred and eleven with China plate copies running between fifty one and two hundred and forty. With a frontispiece and seven plates by Ad Lalauze. In a full morocco binding by Andy Grieve Edinburgh. With the bookplate of one 'Jacobus Cowan De Rosshall' to front paste down. In English. First published in French in 1788 Paul et Virginie tells the story of two friends since birth who fall in love. Set in Mauritius the work is considered Bernardin de Saint-Pierre best work noted for its commentary on the corruption caused by the French class system. In a full morocco binding by Andy Grieve with exquisite gilt detail to the boards and paste downs. Externally in excellent condition. Very minor rubbing to the extremities. Slightly bowed. Bookplate to front paste down. Internally firmly bound. Pages bright and clean. Spotting to tissue guards as usual. Near Fine William Paterson hardcover
réf. B9781015428256Hardback. New. hardcover
réf. 0260597570.Ghardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book. hardcover
1797réf. 10257London: Vernor and Hood 1797 Third edition. Full leather much worn and marked gold bands to the spine black title label eps grubby name to title page frontis and four full-page engravings by H Richter grubby marks and occasional foxing throughout some corners chipped good. Vernor and Hood hardcover
1796réf. 1906090008Boston : Printed for W. Spotswood et J. Nancrede 1796. Hardcover. Good. Rare Early American Imprint 2 volumes. 32mo. Bound in contemporary calf-backed boards. Joints cracked dried. Engraved frontispieces. Translated from the French of J.H.B. de Saint Pierre author of the Studies of nature by H. Hunter D.D. ; Embellished with engravings. . Plates engraved by Samuel Hill. - Welch d'A.A. Amer. children's books 1143.1. Evans 31150. Early translation of Paul et Virginie printed in 18th century Boston. Quite scarce example of 18th century American juvenile literature. This book was the inspiration for the later British book "the Blue Lagoon." and by this route the 1980 Brooke Shields movie of the same name. The work was first printed in French in 1787 as a criticism of the classism of the old regime at the eve of the Revolution. St. Pierre compared corruption in French society to the state of nature the lovers found on the Isle of Mauritius where goods food and land were shared by all without greed or schemes. Boston : Printed for W. Spotswood et J. Nancrede hardcover
1888réf. 138477London: Routledge 1888. 1st ed. thus. Very Good. large octavo. 3/4 leather xxvii 208pp. frontis. engravings With engraved tissue-guarded frontispiece vignette title-page printed in red & black 11 engraved plates plus 120 other engravings throughout the text. Edition limited to 800 copies this being No. 77. 3/4 bound in mid blue leather olive green at spine over textured pale blue cloth. Raised bands at spine with gilt titles & decoration. Binding is by Bayntun Routledge hardcover
1799réf. 013418London: Vernor and Hood 1799. Fourth edition. Hardcover. Very Good -/No Jacket. Previous owner's name written on first flyleaf - no other writing in the book. Contains 6 engraved plates. Foxing throughout text. Half-leather bound covers with marbled boards. Brown leather on spine is severely chipped title info missing hinges cracked. Leather rubbed from corners entirely. Marbled boards are heavily rubbed/faded chipping in places. Last signature protrudes a bit though binding is tight. Full refund if not satisfied. Vernor and Hood hardcover
1888réf. 33841London: George Routledge and Sons 1888. Edition limited to 800 copies this no. 42; large 8vo pp. xxxvii 1 208 1; inserted title-p. after a design by Leloir printed in green engraved frontispiece vignette title-p. printed in red and black 11 engraved plates plus 120 other engravings throughout the text; contemporary full blue morocco gilt-ruled covers with gilt floral sprays in the corners gilt-decorated spine in 6 compartments gilt lettered in 1 a.e.g. inner dentelles; some minor scuffing to the covers but in all a very good sound copy. The preliminary matter includes a 16-page memoir of the author as well as the author's own introduction to his classic story of adventure love and death on the isle of Mauritius. George Routledge and Sons unknown
