"The Indian Cottage By Bernardin De Saint Pierre 1828 Old Binding"
Bernardin de Saint Pierre (1737-1814) the Indian Cottage followed by: the Café de Surate, Voyage en Silesie, Eulogy of my friend, Voyage of Codrus, the Old Polish Peasant.1828
(dated 1829 at the bottom of the frontispiece)
in Paris, at Lefevre, bookseller rue de l'Eperon, n°6
de l'Imprimerie Firmin Didot rue Jacob n° 24
Small binded book adorned with 3 engravings by George James Cobould (1800-1899)? or George Corbould (1786-1846)?
1° a frontispiece engraving: "the pariah"
2° page 133: "we walked for several nights along the river"
3° page 141: "the pariah's wife who was crying remained on the door of the hut"
252 pages
Full sheepskin binding , light brown, gilt fillets on the edges, the whole, including bits and corners, in very good condition.
Golden top edge.
17.1 x 11.5cm 6.73 x 4.52 inches