Paul et Virginie : suivi de morceaux choisis de l'arcadie et des études de la nature : avec une biographie de l'auteur
Tours: Alfred Mame et Fils, Éditeurs, 1865.
Illustrated by Illustrated. Quinzième Édition. Hardcover. Good+ with no dust jacket. Item #15777
Spine well rubbed, edgewear, random light foxing, otherwise light wear. Solid hardcover. ; French language. Set on the exotic island of Mauritius, naturalist Bernardin de St-Pierre/s novel reflected the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau on the tension between the state of nature and civilization. The two title characters were named after two of his children. An attractive 19th-century printing of the classic novel that influenced the development of literary Romanticism, and was the inspiration for the movie Blue Lagoon. ; Bibliothèque de la Jeuness Chrétienne 2e serie; Vol. 12; 282 pages.
Price: $49.95