Binding signed Petit succ. de Simier - Lot 235

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Binding signed Petit succ. de Simier - Lot 235
Binding signed Petit succ. de Simier [BERNARDIN DE SAINT-PIERRE (Jacques-Henri) ] Paul et Virginie. Paris, Curmer, 1838. Large in-8 : LVI, 458pp. 7f. (table); illustrated with about 450 woodcut vignettes in the text after Tony Johannot, Français, Meissonier, Paul Huet, Isabey, Marville, Steinheil, etc., and 37 plates out of the text on chine appliqué protected by printed serpents, including 29 woodcut figures, 7 steel-engraved portraits and a colored map of Mauritius. Midnight blue morocco signed PETIT successor of SIMIER, spine decorated with mosaic medallions between boxes, triple gilt fillet framing the boards, diamond medallions with red mosaic central part, double gilt fillet on the edges, inner garland, a broken hinge, a cracked bit, gilt edges. A good copy with all margins. Famous edition considered as one of the most beautiful productions of the romantic period.
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