Horatio SMITH
La nouvelle forêt
Gosselin|Paris 1831|10 x 16.50 cm|4 volumes reliés
First French edition. Rare. The novel was published in London in 1829.
Contemporary half sheep bindings. Smooth spines decorated with fillets. Black title labels and red volume labels. Top headcaps of volumes 1, 2 and 4 worn, tail headcap of volume 4 likewise. Set rubbed. Lacking half-title of volume 1. Title leaf of volume 1 reinforced at right margin. Foxing.
Horace Smith (1779-1849) was the son of a lawyer; after poetic literary beginnings he became a stockbroker. Having made his fortune, he wrote a series of historical novels, including The New Forest.
Contemporary half sheep bindings. Smooth spines decorated with fillets. Black title labels and red volume labels. Top headcaps of volumes 1, 2 and 4 worn, tail headcap of volume 4 likewise. Set rubbed. Lacking half-title of volume 1. Title leaf of volume 1 reinforced at right margin. Foxing.
Horace Smith (1779-1849) was the son of a lawyer; after poetic literary beginnings he became a stockbroker. Having made his fortune, he wrote a series of historical novels, including The New Forest.
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