Vigny, Alfred de. - Cinq-Mars. Paris, Urbain Canel, 1826. 2 - Lot 97

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Vigny, Alfred de. - Cinq-Mars. Paris, Urbain Canel, 1826. 2 - Lot 97
Vigny, Alfred de. - Cinq-Mars. Paris, Urbain Canel, 1826. 2 volumes in-8 bound in one volume in full contemporary seeded calf, smooth spine decorated with fleurons, gilt title, yellow edges - 3 minor pierces at the spines, corners pierced - [2 ff., fx-title, title], 411 pp., [1 p. table]; [2 ff., fx-title, title], 491 pp., [1 p. table]. A copy without foxing, but an ink stain affecting the notes and the table (480-491) in the head margin without affecting the text and a pale wetness in the lower margin of pages 487-491, without affecting the text. First edition of this novel considered as the first French historical novel where the author, relying on a character and historical events drawn from the court of Louis XIII, builds the framework of his novel. "Uncommon and quite sought after" (Clouzot, 274), "Extremely rare" (Carteret, II, 452).
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