BERNARDIN DE SAINT-PIERRE (Jacques-Henri) - Paul et Virginie - Lot 669

BERNARDIN DE SAINT-PIERRE (Jacques-Henri) - Paul et Virginie, suivi de la chaumière indienne. Paris, Furne, 1853; in-4, XL-331 pp. bound in full long-grain black morocco, spine decorated with 5-rib caissons, gilt edges. Label of the bookseller Lebrument in Rouen. Good condition. Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre was a writer with a passion for adventure. He had read Robinson Crusoe and traveled extensively, notably to the Île de France (now Mauritius). He was a friend of Jean-Jacques Rousseau, replaced Buffon at the Jardin des plantes and was elected to the Académie Française. Illustrated by the best artists of the time. With a notice on the author by Sainte-Beuve. Consultant : Mr. Philippe HENRY