BERNARDIN DE SAINT-PIERRE Jacques Henri - Paul et Virginie la chaumiere Indienne, Paris 1834, volume I - II, decorated with engravings

Paul et Virginie la chaumiere Indienne, vol. I - II - Jacques Henri Bernardin de Saint Pierre, Paris 1834, new edition, decorated with engravings, f. 9 x 14cm, pp. 104, engravings 4, 107, engravings 2

Good condition, binding with loss on spine, entry on pre-title page, local rust spots

Sentimental novel, telling the story of the tragically ended love of two children raised in a "state of nature", away from civilization on the island of Ile de France [now Mauritius] . The popularity of this novel was so great that during the author's lifetime it already lived to see about 300 illegitimate editions, and even Napoleon Bonaparte did not part with it during his stay on Elba.It was first published in 1788.