Pierre Loti [Louis Marie-Julien Viaud] — Pecheur D&Apos;Islande

Paris, Calmann Levy, 1892. Vellum. A smartly bound later edition of this novel from French writer and naval officer Pierre Loti, in the original French. French. One hundred and twentieth edition. Following the romantic but inevitably sad life of Breton fishermen who sail each summer season to the stormy Iceland cod grounds. Written with simple vocabulary throughout, literary critic Edmund Gosse characterized it as "the most popular and finest of all [Loti's] writings." Written by Pierre Loti, pseudonym of Louis Marie-Julien Viaud, a French naval officer and novelist known for his exotic novels and short stories. Bound in half vellum with marbled boards. Externally, smart with light wear to the extremities and fading to the spine, as is typical with ageing. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and light age toning to the extremities. A contemporary ink inscription to the front endpaper. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .