Letters To An Unknown; Translated with a Preface by Henri Pene du Bois
New York: Brentano's, 1897. First American edition. Hardcover. 305 pages. 18.5 x 12.5 cm. Two pages of publisher adverts at rear. Merimee, a French writer in the movement of Romanticism, one of the pioneers of the novella, and a master of the short story. In 1831 he met a young girl, Jenny Dacquin, with whom he engaged in a lifelong correspondence. She is the "unknown". The book was published after his death. Owner inscription front cover paste-down. Small bookseller label rear paste-down, Belknap & Warfield Booksellers Hartford, Conn. Orig. green cloth, both covers and spine lettered and decorated in gilt. Teg. Fine. Item #24761
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