de Stael, Madame; Isabel Hill, trans. — Corinne, or Italy
New York, Clarke, Given and Hooper, . . Hardcover. Size: 12mo 7" - 7. Handsomely produced University Edition of the prose and poetry of Madame de Stael, nee Annie-Louise-Germaine Necker, b. 1766, in Paris. Including "metrical versions of the odes by L.E. Landon." Sturdy, tightly-bound hardcover copy with gilt top-stain. Lovely gilt-trimmed marbled papers over boards with 3/4 textured tan leather covers, tooled and decorated at spines with distinct gilt lettering. Minor to moderate scuffing at edges with light bruising at tips. Decorated endpapers. Some very light mottling of leather at spine head, else about Near Fine. Tissue-protected black-and-white illustration of the author at frontis. Publication date not given, but appears to be 1890s or very early 1900s. xxi + 382 pp.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . Very Good