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Classic tale of passion and decline
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Classic tale of passion and decline

Original title : Prévost Manon Lescaut 1875 ex. sur van Gelder

Category / section : Literature and first editions

  • 1875

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PRÉVOST, Manon Lescaut. 1875 edition. Fine copy printed on Van Gelder paper. A landmark French novel of the 18th century, exploring themes of love, desire, and social ruin through the tragic relationship between the Chevalier Des Grieux and the courtesan Manon. This carefully produced 19th-century edition features premium paper quality.

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1875

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  • Fine copy printed on Van Gelder paper

Bookseller’s description

PRÉVOST, Manon Lescaut. 1875 edition. Fine copy printed on Van Gelder paper. A landmark French novel of the 18th century, exploring themes of love, desire, and social ruin through the tragic relationship between the Chevalier Des Grieux and the courtesan Manon. This carefully produced 19th-century edition features premium paper quality.

The bookseller’s original description (in French)

Prévost Abbé
Manon Lescaut Préface de Alexandre Dumas fils
Glady frères librairie du XIXe siècle, Paris, 1875. Fort volume grand in 8, belle reliure demi-chagrin bleu à coins, dos à nerfs, titre doré, tête dorée, couverture en vélin conservée, XLIV + 372 pp. 2 portraits (Abbé Prévost et Dumas) et 10 figures dessinées et gravées par Flameng XVIII + 372 pages, exemplaire sur papier van Gelder, numéro 199. Rare petit tirage, collection de de Galaup de Chasteuil contenant tous les chefs-d'oeuvres de l'esprit humain
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