ABBÉ PREVOST
Le philosophe anglois, ou histoire de Monsieur Cleveland, fils naturel de Cromwel, Ecrite par lui-même & traduite de l'anglois
Chez Paul Vaillant|à Londres [London] 1777|9.50 x 16.50 cm|six volumes reliés
New edition, illustrated with 12 figures by Desrais. Title pages in red and black. The volumes were successively published in 1731, 1732, 1734 and 1739 and the complete novel would appear for the first time in 1741.
Contemporary marbled full calf bindings. Smooth spine decorated. Red morocco title and volume labels. Marbled edges. Headcaps of volumes I and V worn. Nevertheless a good copy.
It was in England that Abbé Prévost (one of the greatest and most prolific novelists of the 18th century) wrote the English episodes and the utopia of Cleveland which forms part of his early works: in this travel narrative, the hero, "Cromwell's natural son," seeks philosophical certainties and e
Contemporary marbled full calf bindings. Smooth spine decorated. Red morocco title and volume labels. Marbled edges. Headcaps of volumes I and V worn. Nevertheless a good copy.
It was in England that Abbé Prévost (one of the greatest and most prolific novelists of the 18th century) wrote the English episodes and the utopia of Cleveland which forms part of his early works: in this travel narrative, the hero, "Cromwell's natural son," seeks philosophical certainties and e
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