first edition Contemporary calf, gilt, red and black morocco spine labels, edges stained green. Marbled edges, old French book label in each v
An VI, 1798 · A Paris:
by Radcliffe, Anne
A Paris: Chez maradan, Libraire… An VI, 1798 The very scarce first edition in French of Ann Radcliffe's Romance of the Forest, a novel of mystery, suspense, and terror, in which a kidnapped convent girl is imprisoned by a depraved marquis and finally rescued by a handsome cavalier. Contemporary calf, gilt, red and black morocco spine labels, edges stained green. Marbled edges, old French book label in each volume. . Two volumes, twelvemo. Four engraved plates. Some small pieces of calf missing from each board, small wormhole through first ten leaves of Volume I, touching a few letters. Overall a good, clean set.
(Inventory #: 7804)