Jacques-Henri-Bernardin de Saint-Pierre; L. Aimé-Martin — Oeuvres Completes de Jacques-Henri-Bernardin de Saint-Pierre

Paris, Mequignon-Marvis, 1818. Leather. A complete collection of the works of Jacques-Henri-Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, some lovely uniform bindings in the original French. Jacques-Henri-Bernardin de Saint-Pierre was a French author known for his 1788 novel Paul and Virginie; considered the author's finest work, it studies the corruption of a child by the artificial sentimentality of the French upper classes in the late eighteenth century. He was also a skilled botanist producing numerous works of natural history, and was admired by fellow naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. The present set is a complete collection of the works of Bernardin de Saint-Pierre in twelve volumes, in the original French. Containing his botanical as well as fictional work. Compiled by L. Aime-Martin with a biographical sketch of the author's life, first edition thus. Including a preface by the editor, dated 1820 despite the volumes being dated 1818. Each volume is complete with half titles. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author to vol. I, and twenty seven full page gravure plates, of which one folding, engraved by Dupont, Sixdeniers, Toschi, Roger, Danbrum, Delignon, de Longueil after Desenne, Lafitte, Moreau the Younger, Prudhon, Vernet and Isabey. Collated, complete. Comprised of:A Voyage a l'Ile-de-France in two volumes; Etudes de la Nature in five volumes, including Paul and Virginie; Harmonies de la Nature in three volumes; Voeux d'un Solitaire; Melanges.  In uniform full calf bindings with gilt tooling to the spine and embossed decorations tot he spine and boards, marbled edges and endpapers. Externally generally very smart with minor shelf wear only, minor rubbing to the boards and spine. Light scuffing to the front board of vol. XI. Some loss to the front board of vol. I. Internally, firmly bound. Light spotting scattered to the pages. Illustrated with a frontispiece portrait of the author and twenty seven full page engravings, of which one folding. Very Good Indeed . Ill.: Various. Very Good Indeed .