Description: SPECIMEN COPY! Bibliothèque ds Chefs-d'œuvre du Roman Contemporain. The Confessions of a Child of the Century. Alfred de Musset of the Académie Française. Printed for subscribers only by George Barrie & Sons, Philadelphia. 1899. This Edition dedicated to the Honor of the Académie Français is limited to One Thousand Numbered and Registered Set, of which this is Number Specimen. Printed for... (Intentionally left blank). Leather binding, gilt dentelles, moire end-papers, 14 plates, 3 in-text illustrations, 9 x 6", 8vo. In poor condition. As is. Both front and rear boards detached from binding. Leather spine heavily desecrated, binding exposed. Edges of detached boards moderately chipped. Rear board lacking bottom corner. Dark blue moire end papers clean. Gilt dentelles dulled, but still present well. Finger-soiling throughout text-block. Tissue guards exhibit some toning and off-setting from plates. Binding is not intact. Please see photos. A RARE Specimen Copy! Alfred Louis Charles de Musset-Pathay (1810-1957) was a French dramatist, poet, and novelist. Along with his poetry, he is known for writing the autobiographical novel La Confession d'un Enfant du siècle (The Confession of a Child of the Century). FORN-MSB-0324-0563-HK1311
Price: 75 USD
Location: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Binding: Leather
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated, Limited Edition
Author: Alfred de Musset
Publisher: George Barrie & Sons
Topic: Erotica
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1899
