Description
A handsome 19th-century French Hetzel edition of Ivan Tourgueneff’s Nouvelles moscovites, featuring stories translated by Prosper Mérimée alongside pieces translated by the author. Your copy is especially appealing for its classic French demi-vélin binding with marbled boards and gilt armorial decoration.
Details
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Author: Ivan Tourgueneff (Turgenev)
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Title: Nouvelles moscovites
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Publisher: J. Hetzel et Cie, Paris (18 rue Jacob)
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Edition: 4e édition (fourth edition), small in-18 format
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Language: French
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Contents include: Annouchka; Le Juif; Pétouchkoff; Le Chien; Le Brigadier; Histoire du lieutenant Yergounof; Apparitions
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Translation note: several stories translated by Prosper Mérimée, others translated by the author
Binding
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Attractive later French demi-vélin (half vellum/parchment) binding with marbled boards
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Gilt armorial/crest decoration on the spine
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Marbled endpapers and leather spine labels
Condition
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General age toning and foxing/spots as expected for a 19th-century volume
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Wear/rubbing to vellum and boards, with edge/corner wear
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Spine headcap shows damage/loss (see photos)
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Please review all photos closely for condition and details
