Renee Mauperin (The French Classical Romances Series)

New York, New York, USA: P.F.Collier & Son, 1902. Hardcover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hard Back 1902 Hardcover in Very Good Condition. No jacket, as issued. The French Classical Romances Series. Editor-in-Chief Edmund Gosse. Translated from the French by Alys Hallard. Introduction by James Fitzmaurice-Kelly. Portrait of the De Goncourt brothers, Edmund and Jules, and an introduction to their work is included. Frontis and Other Portraits with Descriptive Notes by Octave Uzanne. Frontis tissue protected. Black cloth binding with blind stamped double border on front, two gilt outlined panels on spine with gilt lettering within-quite bright and clear. Fleur de lys in black to spine. Quite clean with light wear to corners and spine head and heel, hinge rubbed. Solid and tight sewn binding. Former owner name to back of frontis. Lime-green decorated title page. Inner hinge cracked Pages clean and unmarked, no tears, very slight toning. The de Goncourt brothers, artists and writers, (Edmund, 1822-1896 and Jules, 1830-1970), lived and wrote together collaboratively for over twenty-two years in a way unique to literary history. They lived and wrote about one of the most lively and glamorous eras of Parisian life. Their writings depict the French literary society of the later 19th century, with much scandalous gossip of the day included in their diaries. 367 pages. 8.25 x 5.75 inches. 1902, P.F.Collier & Son, New York, New York, USA