Edmond de Goncourt; Jules de Goncourt — Love in the Eighteenth Century

London, Arthur L Humpreys, 1905. Vellum. A smart copy of this study of the portrayal of love in the eighteenth century, translated from the original French. With both the original French and the English translation. An essaying commentary on the portrayal of love in eighteenth century France through culture, art, and literature. With reference to anxiety, jealousy, obsession, and much more. Written by Edmond de Goncourt, a French writer, critic, and publisher, and his brother Jules de Goncourt, a French writer and publisher. Bound in quarter vellum with red cloth boards. Externally, smart with light shelf wear and minor bumping to the extremities. Discolouration to the spine as is typical with ageing. The odd mark to the board. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright and clean with light age toning to the endpapers. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .