Acte.
Bruxelles [i.e. Brussels].
Societe Typographique Belge, Adolphe Wahlen et Compagne, 1838.
12mo.
Two volumes bound as one. [5], 8-266; [3], 6-251pp, [1]. Without half-titles. Contemporary red half-calf, tooled in gilts and blind, marbled paper boards, contrasting dark green morocco lettering-pieces, marbled edges. Rubbed and marked, spine dulled. Armorial bookplate of Loftus Henry Bland to FEP, light marginal dampstaining, scattered spotting.
Two volumes of Dumas' Corinthian tragedy, Acté, bound as one. The first historical work by the great French novelist, Acté sees the titular maiden caught up in a tumultuous and romantic affair with the Roman emperor Nero.
£ 250.00
Antiquates Ref: 32483