Paul and Virginia
St. Pierre, Bernardin. A.L. Burt note date but inscription dated 1901. Moderate shelfwear with bumping and rubbing of ends and corners, previous owners inscription on ffep. Hinges loose, pages yellowing black mark on spine. Translated from the French of J. Bernadin H. De Saint Pierre. A charming love story set in Mauritius. Profusely illustrated with 280 illustrations after the works of famous artists, such as Meissonier, Johannot, and Francais. Paul et Virginie, the story by which Bernardin is chiefly remembered, first appeared in the 1787 edition of his Études de la Nature. The Études, "depicting natural scenes and arguing from their order and harmony against atheism, a pioneer work in the literature of the picturesque, brought him fame and profit." Bernardin "wrote in a rich, supple, and attractive style, and some of his descriptions of natural scenes have great charm... Media shipping is 4.00
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