Theophile Gautier — Mademoiselle de Maupin

Pari, G. Charpentier, 1880. Leather. The new edition of this exciting novel by Theophile Gautier, in the original French language. French language. New edition. A daring novel loosely following the events of the life of the real Mademoiselle Maupin, a French opera singer. In the work she employs disguises to seduce and young man and his mistress. Written by Theophile Gautier, a French novelist, journalist, poet, and critic. Bound in quarter red calf with patterned boards. Externally, sound with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. The odd scratch to the board. Fading to the spine. Joints starting but firm. Internally, generally firmly bound with front endpapers loosely inserted. Pages are bright and clean with age toning to the extremities. Good . Ill.: None. Good .