The Last Abbot - Paul de Musset - illustrated by Lalauze Full Morocco Champs 1891

Published in 1840 in the "Revue des deux mondes", this novella was rediscovered by the publisher André Ferroud and published with etchings by the master engraver Lalauze (bronze medal at the 1889 Universal Exhibition) to make it a bibliophilic work.

• Histoire De l'abbé Cordier, Abbé Sans Abbaye from the 18th century at the time of the Revolution.
• Anatole France says of Paul de Musset (too often eclipsed by his brother) that through his half-historical, half-romantic narratives, he possesses "the delicate art of sketching portraits and composing tableaux of manners."

 Condition

Very beautiful work with slight signs of use

• slight rubbing on the upper joints
• mini snags on the covers

• minimal rubbing on the corners
• slight scratch on the back cover

• Fresh interior