Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre; Sophie Ristaud Cottin — Paul and Virginia

London, Suttaby, Evance and Fox, 1820. Leather. A smartly bound copy of two popular French historical romance novels translated into English. With a frontispiece and title vignette. This volume contains: Paul et Virginie, or Paul and Virginia, a novel first published in 1788. Set on the island of Mauritius under French rule, we follow the title characters, friends since birth, who fall in love. Written on the eve of the French Revolution, the novel is recognized as perhaps Bernardin's finest work. Written by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, a French writer and botanist best known for this work, a very popular eighteenth-century classic of French literature. Elizabeth; or, the Exiles of Siberia, a popular French historical romance novel. The story centers on Elisabeth, a young girl determined to rescue her father from exile in Siberia, driven by an unwavering sense of filial duty and deep love for her family. Written by Sophie Cottin, a French writer whose novels were popular in the nineteenth century, and were translated into several languages. Bound in full straight grained morocco. Externally, smart with light rubbing and minor bumping to the extremities. The odd small mark to the boards with small cracks to the front joint. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot. Minor age toning to the endpapers with a contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Good . Ill.: None. Good .