Peter Bichsel   Fine Books

Montolieu, Isabelle, Baronne de. Le Robinson Suisse ou journal d’un père de famille naufragé avec ses enfans; continué. 3 vols.

With two engr. frontispieces by Choquet in vols. I and II. 2 leaves, VI, 246 pp.; 2 leaves, 213, (1) pp.; 2 leaves, 182 pp., 1 leaf. Small 8vo. Contemp. green half morocco with gilt-lettered spine. – Paris, Arthus Bertrand, 1824.

First edition of the Baronesse’s continuation of the “Swiss Robinson” (1813) by Johann Rudolf Wyss. With a dedication letter to the author at the beginning of vol. I in which the Baroness explains why she continued the novel without agreement by it’s author. – Gumuchian 4918: Weilenmann 3867. – Somewhat browned or foxed throughout. Nice set in all. – Best.-Nr. 10939