NUMA POMPILIO, SEGUNDO REY DE ROMA, Poema del Caballero de Florian, Puesto en Castellano Por el Traductor de las Veladas de la Quinta. Nueva Edicion. 2 volumes.
Published by Madrid: Don Benito Cano, 1818., 1818
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd., Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
AbeBooks seller since May 5, 1997
Condition: Used - Good
£ 19.26
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- 12mo [5-1/2 inches high by 3-1/2 inches wide], brown calf with gilt-lettered tan & black leather labels between decorative gilt rules & vignettes on the spines; gilt dentelles & marbled endpapers & edges. The covers are bumped & lightly rubbed. The head & tail of the Vol. 1 spine are chipped & the lower inch of the front joint is split. There is a piece out of the tail of the Vol. 2 spine & the bottom of its front joint & the head of the spine are chipped. The marbling on the edges is almost completely faded. 208 pages; and 239 pages. There is an 1823 gift inscription on the verso of the Vol. 1 front endpaper, with the owner's ink name dated 1828 on the verso of each title & on the verso of the Vol. 1 half-title. There is some dampstaining to the edges of the pastedowns & endpapers with very light dampstaining to the prelims & slight rippling to the top corners of the Vol. 1 pages. There are small pieces out of the Vol. 1 half-title & the Vol. 2 rear endpaper. There is occasional minor foxing. Good. Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian, whose mother was of Spanish origin, was born into a noble family and was the nephew of Voltaire, who inspired him with a love of literature by having him read La Fontaine's Fables at the age of ten. He wrote plays and poetry and translated Cervantes' "La Galatea". Among his historical novels was the present work, written in 1786. He was made a member of the Academie Francaise in 1788. He was arrested during the French Revolution, escaped the guillotine at the time of the fall of Robespierre, but died at the age of 39, in part from the effects of his imprisonment.The text is in Spanish.…
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Bibliographic details
- Title
- NUMA POMPILIO, SEGUNDO REY DE ROMA, Poema del Caballero de Florian, Puesto en Castellano Por el Traductor de las Veladas de la Quinta. Nueva Edicion. 2 volumes.
- Author
- Claris de Florian, Jean-Pierre. (1755-1794).
- Publisher
- Madrid: Don Benito Cano, 1818.
- Publication year
- 1818
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.
Cadyville, NY, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since May 5, 1997
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 25 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: http://www.bluemountainbooks.com…
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