Saint-Pierre, Bernardin de and Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve — Paul Et Virginie

Paris, L. Curmer, 1838. Leather bound. Deep purple full leather boards with extensive gilt tooling and lettering, all edges gilt, four raised bands on spine, bw illustrated frontispiece with tissue guard. lvi, 458, [14] pages, 37 unnumbered leaves of plates with protective tissue guards, illustrations, map, portraits. Text in French. Half title: Paul et Virginie et La chaumière indienne. "Literary historical notice on J.-H. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre" by Sainte-Beuve on p. [IX] -LII at front./ "La chaumière Indien / by J.-H. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre. Paris: L. Curmer, 1838" on p. [317] -418, with special t.p. we p. [317] ./ "Flora of Paul and Virginia and of the Indian cottage" on p. [419] -458./ "Table of contents," "Table of names of designers and engravers," "Large vignettes," and "Steel engravings" on [14] p. at end./ Originally issued in 30 (i.e. 29?) deliveries, 1836-1837. For full description cf. Vicar, Manuel, t. 7, col. 42-68./ Vignette on verso of half title page: "By the care of L. Curmer" and "Typography and foundry of A. Everat & Cie, xvi, rue du Cadran." / Eng. of Marguerite has "Marguerite." printed as part of the plate, as is the case for the plates for "Mme. de la Tour," "Virginie," and "Paul," etc. each has legend printed as part of its plate (instead the legend being printed on the tissue guard facing it). There is no vignette "Une bonne femme" (the first Mme. Curmer) on India paper forming the tail-piece of p. 418. VG (boards have overall wear and rubbing with front cover cracked along spine at front edge but all pages are intact. Sporadic foxing throughout.) .