Paul et Virginie

Famous illustrated edition with nearly 450 wood-engraved vignettes, 29 plates printed on China paper and 7 steel-engraved portraits after T. Johannot, Meissonnier, Iasbey, P. Huet.
Full cherry red morocco binding, smooth spine slightly faded decorated with a gilt cartouche embellished with gilt romantic arabesques, gilt roulettes on headcaps, one joint slightly cracked at head, frame of quadruple gilt and blind fillets on boards enriched at corners with gilt typographical motifs, central gilt bilobed cartouche enriched at angles with gilt romantic tools, gilt dentelle frame on pastedowns, white watered silk endpapers and pastedowns, double gilt fillets on edges, all edges gilt, some minor scratches on edges, elegant contemporary romantic binding signed by Laurent.
Our copy is complete with its map of Ile-de-France by Dyonnet and the two so-called "English" portraits.
The title is from the second printing at 49 rue de Richelieu, the portrait of the "Bonne femme" is not engraved on page 418.
Some light foxing.
A handsome copy of this landmark book, one of the finest achievements of romantic illustration, in a perfect romantic binding by Laurent.