Corinne, Ou L'Italie
Paris: Librairie De Firmin Didot Freres, 1844. Good. Item #002283
Paris: Librairie de Firmin Didot Freres, 1844. 16mo; 495pp. Illustrated frontis with tissue guard. Marbled paper-covered boards with leather spine and corner tips with gilt lettering to spine. Boards worn down joints and rubbed away at corners, with chipping and exposure at spine ends and scuffing to front and back panels. Front hinge opens loosely with some separation starting. Page block binding holding soundly, with pages unmarked.
Love story about an Italian poet and an English nobleman, fleshed out with mediations on Italian history and culture. First published in 1807.
Price: $40.00
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