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181 - MONSELET, Charles. ‎Rétif de la Bretonne.
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Estimate €80 - €120
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Description
MONSELET, Charles. ‎Rétif de la Bretonne. His Life and Loves. Paris, published by Aug. Aubry, 1858. In-12 (17.5 x 11 cm), red half-morocco, ribbed spine. Upper edge gilt. Contemporary binding. 212 pp., one portrait and one plate (facsimile of handwriting) Second edition following the original of 1854. A light-hearted biography of Rétif de la Bretonne, illustrated with a portrait engraved by Nargeot and a facsimile of Rétif’s handwriting. Monselet was himself the author of romance novels and light-hearted short stories, and one of the contributors to the pastiche *Le Parnassiculet contemporain*. A fine copy printed on Holland paper, untrimmed.
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Auction time 11/02/2026 at 2:00 PM
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